Description

A primary alcohol that is uracil bearing a hydroxymethyl substituent at the 5-position.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C5H6N2O3 0 142.11282
5-hydroxymethyluracil

Recommended notation

Name 5-hydroxymethyluracil
Abbreviation 5hmU
Symbol g

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione OCc1c[nH]c(=O)[nH]c1=O InChI=1S/C5H6N2O3/c8-2-3-1-6-5(10)7-4(3)9/h1,8H,2H2,(H2,6,7,9,10) JDBGXEHEIRGOBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)uracil
  • 5-hydroxymethyl uracil
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,4(1h,3h)-pyrimidinedione

Mapping techniques

Method
Method detail
Resolution
Qualifier
References
Hardisty-labelling chemical tagging single-base target sequences
SMRT direct detection single-base target sequences
Yu-labelling chemical tagging single-base 5hmU:G mismatch only

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural damage, demethylation intermediate, and possible epigenetic mark
  • Gyrodinium cohnii
  • Homo sapiens
  • Leishmania donovani
  • Leishmania major
  • Mus musculus
  • Rattus norvegicus