5-METHYLURIDINE

The chemical compound '5-methyluridine' (also called 'ribosylthymine', 'thymine riboside', and 'm5u') is a pyrimidine nucleoside.

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Structure and properties

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Structure and properties

In its composition, 5-methyluridine is ribose (a pentose sugar) joined to a pyrimidine base and is similar to cytidine, uridine, 2-deoxyuridine, 2-deoxyguanosine, and 2-deoxy-5-methyluridine.
It exists in solid form as small white crystals or white crystalline powder, has a molecular weight of 258.23 u, and has a melting point of 185 °C. The stability of 5-methyluridine under standard temperature and pressure (STP) is very high.

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