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C10H14N2O6
258.23 g/mol
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5-Methyluridine

CAS1463-10-1EC215-973-9
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Research Compound

5-Methyluridine, also known as ribothymidine, is a pyrimidine nucleoside consisting of a thymine base attached to a ribose sugar. It is the ribonucleoside counterpart of the deoxyribonucleoside thymidine, which lacks a hydroxyl group at the 2' position.

research compound for nucleic acid chemistrylaboratory reagent in nucleotide studies

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione

InChIKey

DWRXFEITVBNRMK-JXOAFFINSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O

Synonyms (34)
  • .beta.-D-Ribofuranosylthymine
  • 1-(?-D-ribofuranosyl)thymine
  • 1-b-D-Ribofuranosylthymine
  • 5-Methyluridine
  • 5-methyl-d-uridine
  • 5MU-5MU-5MU
  • L-5-Methyluridine
  • Ribosylthymine
  • Ribothymidine
  • Thymine ribofuranoside
  • Thymine ribonucleoside
  • Thymine riboside
  • Uridine, 5-methyl-
  • b-D-Ribofuranoside thymine-1
  • beta-D-Ribofuranoside
  • beta-delta-Ribofuranoside
  • ribosylthymidine