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Dihydrothymine

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Dihydrothymine
Names
IUPAC name
5-methylhexahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.717 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH 5,6-dihydrothymine
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H8N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h3H,2H2,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9) checkY
    Key: NBAKTGXDIBVZOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CC1CNC(=O)NC1=O
Properties
C5H8N2O2
Molar mass 128.12922
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dihydrothymine is an intermediate in the metabolism of thymine. The enzyme dihydrouracil dehydrogenase (NAD+) converts thymine to dihydrothymine in the reaction:[1][2]

2D representation of the chemical structure of thymine .
thymine
+ NADH
 
 
H+
 
Reversible left-right reaction arrow with minor forward substrate(s) from top left and minor reverse product(s) to bottom left
H+
 
 
2D representation of the chemical structure of dihydrothymine .
dihydrothymine
+ NAD+
 

References

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  1. ^ Campbell LL (August 1957). "Reductive degradation of pyrimidines. III. Purification and properties of dihydrouracil dehydrogenase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 227 (2): 693–700. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)70749-7. PMID 13462991.
  2. ^ West, Thomas P. (2001). "Pyrimidine base catabolism in Pseudomonas putida biotype B". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 80 (2): 163–167. doi:10.1023/A:1012275512136. PMID 11759049.


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