Molecule: thymine

A pyrimidine nucleobase that is uracil in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a methyl group.
Synonyms for thymine :
2,4-dihydroxy-5-methylpyrimidine
5-Methyluracil
5-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione
5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
5-methyluracil
T
THYMINE
Thy
Thymin
Thymine
thymine
Molecular Formula: C5H6N2O2
Molecular wt: 126.11342 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: Cc1c[nH]c(=O)[nH]c1=O
InChIKey: RWQNBRDOKXIBIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h2H,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9)
CHEBI:17821
Thymine
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Cleavage of thymine by TDG glycosylase
Cleavage of thymine by MBD4 glycosylase
thymine + NADPH + H+ => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP+