Product Description: Thymine is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA and can be a target for actions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in cancer treatment, with a Km of 2.3 μM.
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C5H6N2O2
References: [1]Tuchman M, et al. Effects of uridine and thymidine on the degradation of 5-fluorouracil, uracil, and thymine by rat liver dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Cancer Res. 1985 Nov;45(11 Pt 1):5553-6.
CAS Number: 65-71-4
Molecular Weight: 126.11
Compound Purity: 99.98
Research Area: Cancer; Metabolic Disease
Solubility: DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)/H2O : 5 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Endogenous Metabolite