Description

A pyrimidine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside composed of 2'-deoxyuridine having a 5-hydroxymethyl substituent.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C10H14N2O6 0 258.22800
5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine

Recommended notation

Name 5-hydroxymethyluracil
Abbreviation 5hmU
Symbol g

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
2'-deoxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)uridine OC[C@H]1O[C@H](C[C@@H]1O)n1cc(CO)c(=O)[nH]c1=O InChI=1S/C10H14N2O6/c13-3-5-2-12(10(17)11-9(5)16)8-1-6(15)7(4-14)18-8/h2,6-8,13-15H,1,3-4H2,(H,11,16,17)/t6-,7+,8+/m0/s1 IPAVKOYJGUMINP-XLPZGREQSA-N
  • 1-((2r,4s,5r)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-5-(2-hydroxymethyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1h,3h)-dione
  • 5-hmdu
  • hmdu
  • alpha-hydroxy-thymidin
  • alpha-hydroxythymidine

Database references:

CHEBI:61288

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