Thymine
SIGMA/T0376 - ≥99%
Synonym: 2,4-
CAS Number: 65-71-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H6N2O2
Molecular Weight: 126.11
EC Number: 200-616-1
MDL Number: MFCD00006026
Linear Formula: C5H6N2O2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| biological source | synthetic (organic) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9) |
| InChI key | RWQNBRDOKXIBIV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | ~320 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | CC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O |
| solubility | 1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| Application: | Thymine has been used as a standard nitrogenous base in high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviole |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Thymine used in studying DNA structure byirradtaion methods leading to cross-linking reactions and derivitizations. Thymine dimers are indicative of DNA damage. Thymine is used with metal (mercury) to form thymine−HgII−thymine (T−HgII−T) duplexes. Thymine starvation in bacteria leads to halt in DNA synthesis and is referred as thymine-less death. |
| General description: | Thymine is one of the four nucleobases, along with adenine, guanine and cytosine found in deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA). |
| Packaging: | 5, 10, 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | ~320 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 41106305 |