Thymine (Standard)

Thymine (Standard) is the analytical standard of Thymine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Thymine is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA and can be a target for actions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in cancer treatment, with a Km of 2.3 μM.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[65-71-4]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; Reference Standards

Type

Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

Field of Research

Cancer; Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/thymine-standard.html

Purity

99.99

Smiles

O=C1NC(C(C)=CN1)=O

Molecular Formula

C5H6N2O2

Molecular Weight

126.11

References & Citations

[1]Tuchman M, et al. Effects of uridine and thymidine on the degradation of 5-fluorouracil, uracil, and thymine by rat liver dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Cancer Res. 1985 Nov;45 (11 Pt 1) :5553-6.