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Creation Date2016-07-13 19:42:49 UTC
Update Date2016-07-20 20:50:53 UTC
LmdbLMDB00121
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Metabolite Identification
Common NameThymine
DescriptionThymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxypyrimidines. These are organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group attached to a pyrimidine ring. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions. Thymine is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Thymine exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, thymine participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, thymine and deoxyribose 1-phosphate can be biosynthesized from thymidine through its interaction with the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase. In addition, thymine can be converted into dihydrothymine; which is mediated by the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [nadp(+)]. A pyrimidine nucleobase that is uracil in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a methyl group. In humans, thymine is involved in the metabolic disorder called ump synthase deficiency (orotic aciduria). Outside of the human body, Thymine has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as peanuts, breakfast cereals, common beets, black mulberries, and winged beans. This could make thymine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Thymine is a potentially toxic compound. Thymine, with regard to humans, has been found to be associated with several diseases such as thymidine treatment, periodontal probing depth, colorectal cancer, and temporomandibular joint disorder; thymine has also been linked to the inborn metabolic disorder beta-ureidopropionase deficiency.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
2,4-Dihydroxy-5-methylpyrimidineChEBI
5-Methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedioneChEBI
5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dioneChEBI
5-MethyluracilChEBI
TChEBI
ThyChEBI
ThyminChEBI
4-Hydroxy-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-oneHMDB
5-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dioneHMDB
5-Methyl-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidineHMDB
5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4-dioneHMDB
5 MethyluracilHMDB
Chemical FormulaC5H6N2O2
Average Molecular Weight126.1133
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight126.042927446
IUPAC Name5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
Traditional Namethymine
CAS Registry Number65-71-4
SMILES
CC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h2H,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9)
InChI KeyRWQNBRDOKXIBIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxypyrimidines. These are organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group attached to a pyrimidine ring. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassDiazines
Sub ClassPyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives
Direct ParentHydroxypyrimidines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hydroxypyrimidine
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Azacycle
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.99ALOGPS
logP-0.46ChemAxon
logS-1.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)9.06ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-5ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area58.2 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity30.33 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.42 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-0bt9-0960000000-50722d1f64f22b69e207Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0bta-0940000000-ff59d40c1a93e04954abSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-05fr-7940000000-a0ebb190eba32aceac56Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0ab9-1980000000-5b95ad97f31d8176a0c6Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-004i-9500000000-74b6d7909610070d30d0Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0bt9-0960000000-50722d1f64f22b69e207Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0bta-0940000000-ff59d40c1a93e04954abSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-05fr-7940000000-a0ebb190eba32aceac56Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ab9-1980000000-5b95ad97f31d8176a0c6Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0bta-0930000000-a2d3bc738d3f9e60aeb7Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-004i-9500000000-33bb743c9a1a77fe4e47Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-9100000000-1e96fdb2525aace8b29dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-0a6r-9000000000-34edf89b8a99493ed897Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-7d381bc0d559ed8150e9Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-90f8edce6ae2b6f83347Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-445d07aed275008cfe2dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-deb5e6830bc01a0c870eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-004i-9100000000-1e96fdb2525aace8b29dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a6r-9000000000-34edf89b8a99493ed897Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-fbf8dadffeee1dead341Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-0ee2bab9c37212ccf44eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-599b8dcd618a9b96df4bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-deb5e6830bc01a0c870eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-97236a7217f3f91298c3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0006-9200000000-5e679d49ba14eea7448eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-90b5a25f7c3ef33245baSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-0900000000-a3779faac812139c6333Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-0900000000-a3779faac812139c6333Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0udi-9200000000-0e7d9466530de47896d9Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80) , Positivesplash10-004i-9400000000-7ff00d5a94e12e6e1701Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Positivesplash10-056r-8900000000-96370e30b48d3270abaaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Positivesplash10-0bwc-9600000000-b988fb9252c409b19c33Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Positivesplash10-01q9-9100000000-8c82d68e9ec8594b1fffSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-f69c5d963b845f8b3cfbSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-3a9af2cf67d3f113fa7fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-004i-0900000000-97549ff58b84351d860cSpectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-056r-9400000000-5dd0bc0194a302d8ee95Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid Locations and Tissue Locations
  • Milk
  • Ruminal Fluid
Concentrations
BiofluidStatusValueConditionSpeciesReferenceDetails
MilkDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableBovine
    • Fozia Saleem, Sou...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified27 +/- 12 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified30 +/- 14 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified35 +/- 30 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified40 +/- 23 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified40 +/- 23 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified26.3 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified30.1 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified30.2 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified39.7 uMNot AvailableBovine details
DrugBank IDDB03462
HMDB IDHMDB0000262
FooDB IDFDB021922
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00001511
BiGG ID34151
BioCyc IDTHYMINE
METLIN ID290
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkThymine
Chemspider ID1103
ChEBI ID17821
PubChem Compound ID1135
Kegg Compound IDC00178
YMDB IDYMDB00885
ECMDB IDECMDB00262
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available