胞嘧啶（英语：cytosine, C），是组成DNA的四种基本碱基之一。胞嘧啶核苷、胞嘧啶核苷酸均可作为升高白细胞（白血球）的药物。可由二巯基脲嘧啶、浓氨水和氯乙酸为原料合成制得。

Cytosine (/ˈsaɪtəˌsiːn, -ˌziːn, -ˌsɪn/; C) is one of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, along with adenine, guanine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). It is a pyrimidine derivative, with a heterocyclic aromatic ring and two substituents attached (an amine group at position 4 and a keto group at position 2). The nucleoside of cytosine is cytidine. In Watson-Crick base pairing, it forms three hydrogen bonds with guanine.