1. Cell Cycle/DNA Damage Metabolic Enzyme/Protease Anti-infection
  2. DNA/RNA Synthesis Endogenous Metabolite Orthopoxvirus
  3. 50-89-5

50-89-5

Thymidine Chemical Structure

50-89-5

Chemical Structure

  • Thymidine
  • Synonym(s): DThyd; NSC 21548
  • CAS No: 50-89-5
    Formula: C10H14N2O5
    Molecular Weight: 242.23
  • IUPAC Name: 1-((2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • InChIKey: IQFYYKKMVGJFEH-XLPZGREQSA-N
  • SMILES: O[C@H]1C[C@H](N2C(NC(C(C)=C2)=O)=O)O[C@@H]1CO

Biological Activity: Thymidine, a specific precursor of deoxyribonucleic acid, is used as a cell synchronizing agent. Thymidine is a DNA synthesis inhibitor that can arrest cell at G1/S boundary, prior to DNA replication[1][2][3].

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