Dihydrothymine
- 5 -methyl-1 ,3- diazinan -2 ,4 -dione
- 5,6- Dihydrothymin
Fixed
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Dihydrothymin is a heterocyclic organic compound with a hydrogenated Pyrimidingrundgerüst. It is a derivative of the nucleobase thymine. It is a base analog, and a degradation product of thymine.
Thymine is hydrogenated by the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase to Dihydrothymin.
NADPH / H NADP