5'-DEOXYTHYMIDINE

Names

[ Name ]:
5'-DEOXYTHYMIDINE

[Synonym ]:
MFCD00057398
1-[(2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione
5'-Deoxythymidine

Biological Activity

[Description]:

5′-Deoxythymidine is a thymidine form which 5' position replaced with hydrogen. 5'-deoxy Thymidine is effective against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. 5′-Deoxythymidine can be used as a research tool for antiviral and anticancer studies[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Cancer

[References]

[1]. Hatano A, et al. Impact of unnatural nucleosides on the control of microbial growth. Biocontrol Sci. 2009;14(2):55-60.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.344g/cm3

[ Melting Point ]:
192-193ºC(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₀H₁₃IN₂O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
352.13

[ Exact Mass ]:
226.09500

[ PSA ]:
84.32000

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.559

[ Storage condition ]:
-20°C

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Articles

Thymidine inhibits the growth-arrest-specific degradation of thymidine kinase protein in transfected L fibroblasts.

J. Mol. Biol. 265(2) , 153-60, (1997)

The expression of murine thymidine kinase (TK) is strictly dependent on the growth state of the cell. Expressing epitope-tagged TK in LTK cells, we have previously shown that low TK enzyme levels in G...

Membrane permeation characteristics of 5'-modified thymidine analogs.

Mol. Pharmacol. 41(5) , 950-6, (1992)

The membrane permeation characteristics of 5'-deoxythymidine (5'-ddThd) and 5'-azido-5'-deoxythymidine (5'-N3-5'-ddThd) were investigated in human erythrocytes, with an inhibitor-stop assay, at 20 deg...

Synthesis and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor activity of some 2,5,6-substituted benzoxazole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole and oxazolo(4,5-b)pyridine derivatives.

Arzneimittelforschung 53(4) , 266-71, (2003)

In this study, the synthesis of some benzoxazoles and their analogues were described and their antiviral activities were studied together with the previously synthesized 2,5,6-trisubstituted benzoxazo...