
Thymine
Thymine is a pyrimidine nucleobase that is uracil in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a methyl group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a pyrimidine nucleobase and a pyrimidone. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 5-methyl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
- Molecular formula
- C5H6N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 126.11 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 126.042927438 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 58.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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