Thymine

CAS: 65-71-4

Ref. TM-TWO2759

Product Information

• Name: Thymine
• Synonyms: 5-methyluracil, 2,4(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-methyl-, 2,4-Dihydroxy-5-methylpyrimidine, 2,4-Dioxy-5-Methyl Pyrimidine, 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-1,4-dihydropyrimidin-4-one, 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-4-one, 4-Hydroxy-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one, 5-Methyl-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-Dione, 5-Methyl-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 5-Methyl-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine, 5-Methyl-Uracil, 5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4-Diol, 5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione, 5-Methyluracil, 5-Methyluracile, 5-Metiluracilo, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, Nsc 14705, Nsc 168663, Pyrimidine-2,4-Dione (1H,3H), 5-Methyl-, Thy, Thymine 2-4-Dihydroxy-5-methylpyrimidine
• CAS: 65-71-4

Description

One of the pyrimidine bases of living matter. Derivation: Hydrolysis of deoxyribonucleic acid, from methylcyanoacetylurea by catalytic reduction. Use: Biochemical research. Thymine (5-methyluracil) is a pyrimidine nucleobase. As the name implies, thymine may be derived by methylation of uracil at the 5th carbon. Thymine is found in the nucleic acid DNA. 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.

• Brand: Targetmol

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 126.11
• Formula: C₅H₆N₂O₂
• Purity: 100%
• Color/Form: Solid