3.5.4.5 2'-deoxycytidine + H2O = 2'-deoxyuridine + NH3 (2) - 3.5.4.5 cytidine + H2O = uridine + NH3 (1) - 3.5.4.5 cytidine + H2O = uridine + NH3 quantum chemical study on mechanism, the extra water molecule from solvent may support catalysis. Proposal of catalytic cycle 669610