Chemistry:4-Thiouridine

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4-Thiouridine
4-Thiouridine Structural Formula V.1 1.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-4-sulfanylidene-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-735-3
MeSH Thiouridine
UNII
Properties
C9H12N2O5S
Molar mass 260.26 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

4-Thiouridine is an atypical nucleotide formed with the 4-thiouracil base found in transfer RNA (tRNA).[1] Its biosynthesis has been determined.[2]

References

  1. Alberts, Bruce (18 November 2014). Molecular biology of the cell (Sixth ed.). New York, NY. pp. 337. ISBN 978-0-8153-4432-2. OCLC 887605755. 
  2. Park, Chung-Min; Weerasinghe, Laksiri; Day, Jacob J.; Fukuto, Jon M.; Xian, Ming (2015). "Persulfides: Current knowledge and challenges in chemistry and chemical biology". Molecular BioSystems 11 (7): 1775–1785. doi:10.1039/c5mb00216h. PMID 25969163.