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Version | 2.0 |
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Created at | 2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC |
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Updated at | 2021-10-07 20:42:30 UTC |
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NP-MRD ID | NP0001126 |
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Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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Natural Product Identification |
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Common Name | Thymine |
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Description | Thymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxypyrimidines. These are organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group attached to a pyrimidine ring. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions. Thymine was first isolated in 1893 by Albrecht Kossel and Albert Neumann from calves' thymus glands, hence its name. Thymine is one of the 4 nuelcoebases found in DNA and is essential to all life. Thymine exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to plants to humans. Thymine combined with deoxyribose creates the nucleoside deoxythymidine (also called thymidine) which when phosphorylated to dTDP can be incorporated into DNA via DNA polymerases. Thymidine can be phosphorylated with up to three phosphoric acid groups, producing dTMP (deoxythymidine monophosphate) dTDP and/or dTTP. In RNA thymine is replaced with uracil in most cases. In DNA, thymine binds to adenine via two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures. Within humans, thymine participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, thymine and deoxyribose 1-phosphate can be biosynthesized from thymidine through its interaction with the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase. In addition, thymine can be converted into dihydrothymine; which is mediated by the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [NADP(+)]. |
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Structure | InChI=1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h2H,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9) |
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Synonyms | Value | Source |
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2,4-Dihydroxy-5-methylpyrimidine | ChEBI | 5-Methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione | ChEBI | 5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione | ChEBI | 5-Methyluracil | ChEBI | T | ChEBI | Thy | ChEBI | Thymin | ChEBI | 4-Hydroxy-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one | HMDB | 5-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione | HMDB | 5-Methyl-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine | HMDB | 5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione | HMDB | 5 Methyluracil | HMDB |
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Chemical Formula | C5H6N2O2 |
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Average Mass | 126.1133 Da |
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Monoisotopic Mass | 126.04293 Da |
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IUPAC Name | 5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione |
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Traditional Name | thymine |
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CAS Registry Number | 65-71-4 |
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SMILES | CC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h2H,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9) |
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InChI Key | RWQNBRDOKXIBIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Experimental Spectra |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor Email | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | 2D NMR | [1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 400 MHz, H2O, experimental) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
| Predicted Spectra |
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| Not Available | Chemical Shift Submissions |
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| Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor Email | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, H2O, simulated) | v.dorna83@yahoo.com | Not Available | Not Available | 2021-08-03 | View Spectrum |
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Chemical Taxonomy |
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Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxypyrimidines. These are organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group attached to a pyrimidine ring. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions. |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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Super Class | Organoheterocyclic compounds |
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Class | Diazines |
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Sub Class | Pyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives |
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Direct Parent | Hydroxypyrimidines |
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Alternative Parents | |
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Substituents | - Hydroxypyrimidine
- Heteroaromatic compound
- Azacycle
- Organic nitrogen compound
- Organic oxygen compound
- Organopnictogen compound
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organooxygen compound
- Organonitrogen compound
- Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
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Molecular Framework | Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds |
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External Descriptors | |
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Physical Properties |
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State | Solid |
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Experimental Properties | Property | Value | Reference |
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Melting Point | 320 °C | Not Available | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available | Water Solubility | 3.82 mg/mL | Yalkowsky, S. H., & Dannenfelser, R. M. (1992). Aquasol database of aqueous solubility. College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 189. | LogP | -0.62 | Hansch CH, Leo A and Hoekman DH. "Exploring QSAR: Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constraints. Volume 1" ACS Publications (1995). |
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Predicted Properties | |
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