Thymine
Thymine, or 5-methyluracil, is a pyrimidine base found in the nucleic acid DNA.
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| IUPAC name | 5-Methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.560 |
| MeSH | Thymine |
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In RNA thymine is swapped for uracil to represent the same genetic information. In DNA, thymine (T) connects to adenine (A) by two hydrogen bonds. These pair bonds hold the two strands of the DNA double helix structure together.
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