• The sequence is from nucleotides 26202-26280 of the virus genome and overlaps an unknown open reading frame/gene named ORF3a. (explainxkcd.com)
  • This gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, which is involved in the breakdown of molecules called uracil and thymine. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency interferes with the breakdown of uracil and thymine, and results in excess quantities of these molecules in the blood, urine, and the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord ( cerebrospinal fluid ). (medlineplus.gov)
  • It is unclear how the excess uracil and thymine are related to the specific signs and symptoms of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Cytosine, uracil and thymine are all pyrimidines. (onelovefilm.com)
  • In March 2015, NASA scientists reported that, for the first time, complex DNA and RNA organic compounds of life, including uracil, cytosine and thymine, have been formed in the laboratory under outer space conditions, using starting chemicals, such as pyrimidine, found in meteorites. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thymine is also known as 5-methyluracil, a pyrimidine nucleobase. (wikipedia.org)
  • In RNA, thymine is replaced by the nucleobase uracil. (wikipedia.org)
  • We have synthesized the gadolinium(III) complex of formula [Gd(thy)2(H2O)6](ClO4)3·2H2O (1) [thy = 5-methyl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione or thymine], which is the first reported compound based on gadolinium and thymine nucleobase. (preprints.org)
  • She walks to her computer to look up the names of the monomers and classify them into purines and pyrimidines. (onlinenursinghomework.com)
  • Thymine bases are frequently oxidized to hydantoins over time after the death of an organism. (wikipedia.org)
  • The structure of i-motif was found using NMR, where it was found that the length of cytosine sequences ranged from 3 to 12 bases, and it may also have thymine residues in between the cytosine sequences. (news-medical.net)
  • The dimers formed in the most significant quantity are the cis-syn cyclobutane dimer of two thymine bases (1) and the corresponding 6-4 photoproduct (3). (glenresearch.com)
  • One of the common mutations of DNA involves two adjacent thymines or cytosine, which, in presence of ultraviolet light, may form thymine dimers, causing "kinks" in the DNA molecule that inhibit normal function. (wikipedia.org)
  • The top chain is now one base longer (in this case, a molecule of thymine - "T"). The new thymine (blue box), which is now at the end of the growing chain, is now attached to cytosine by a new bond (indicated by the blue block arrow). (acsh.org)
  • The possibility of Adenine=40% and Thymine=60% is only in single-stranded DNA molecule. (tipseri.com)
  • A nucleoside is the combination of these atoms into two structures, a five- carbon sugar molecule called deoxyribose, which is responsible for the name of DNA, and a phosphate group. (cdc.gov)
  • Ueber das Thymin, ein Spaltungsproduct der Nucleïnsäure" [On thymine, a cleavage product of nucleic acid]. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thymine was first prepared by hydrolysis of the corresponding nucleoside obtained from natural sources. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5-FU can be a metabolic analog of thymine (in DNA synthesis) or uracil (in RNA synthesis). (wikipedia.org)
  • hydrolysis reaction '\___.I J i T} condensation or dehydration synthesis \ Question 5 (1 point} Name and describe the chemical reaction that took will break clown all the biological molecules in Test Tube 1-5. (onlinenursinghomework.com)
  • During growth of bacteriophage T4, an imbalance of thymine availability, either a deficiency or an excess of thymine, causes increased mutation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mutations caused by thymine deficiency appear to occur only at AT base pair sites in DNA and are often AT to GC transition mutations. (wikipedia.org)
  • DNA uses thymine instead of uracil because thymine has greater resistance to photochemical mutations, making the genetic message more stable. (tipseri.com)
  • In enzymology, a thymine dioxygenase (EC 1.14.11.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction thymine + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } 5-hydroxymethyluracil + succinate + CO2 The 3 substrates of this enzyme are thymine, 2-oxoglutarate, and O2, whereas its 3 products are 5-hydroxymethyluracil, succinate, and CO2. (wikipedia.org)
  • The systematic name of this enzyme class is thymine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (7-hydroxylating). (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1985, along with her student Carol Greider, Prof. Blackburn identified the enzyme responsible for adding telomeric ends to linear chromosomes, which was later named telomerase. (frontiersin.org)
  • Thymine likely formed within some meteorite parent bodies, but may not have persisted within these bodies due to an oxidation reaction with hydrogen peroxide. (wikipedia.org)
  • The top of Figure 1 shows the single-stranded DNA template (black dotted arrow), the polymerase (gray blob), the last base that was added to the newly forming chain (cytosine, red box), and the position (red arrow) of next base which will be added to it (thymine, purple circle). (acsh.org)
  • The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid commonly named as (DNA) and ribonucleic acid known by the acronym (RNA). (researchsquare.com)
  • This naming convention is important because nucleic acids can only be synthesized in vivo in the in the 5 prime to 3 prime direction. (cdc.gov)
  • Question 4 (1 point} Name and describe the chemical reaction that took place to form the all the biological molecules from their monomers in Test Tube 1-5. (onlinenursinghomework.com)
  • Unfortunately, the chemical processes required to produce cis-syn thymine dimer phosphoramidite are very tortuous 4,5 and it was only recently that we were able to obtain this phosphoramidite in sufficient quantity to offer it for sale. (glenresearch.com)
  • The name 'i-motif' was chosed as it is the only nucleic acid structure with intercalated base pairs. (news-medical.net)
  • Other names in common use include thymine 7-hydroxylase, 5-hydroxy-methyluracil dioxygenase, and 5-hydroxymethyluracil oxygenase. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cis-syn thymine dimer phosphor-amidite (5) is by far the most expensive product we have offered for sale. (glenresearch.com)
  • Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above. (cdc.gov)
  • Thymine has not been found in meteorites, which suggests the first strands of DNA had to look elsewhere to obtain this building block. (wikipedia.org)
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  • China Thymine CAS:65-71-4 manufacturer supplier producer and factory-NINGBO INNO PHARMCHEM CO.,LTD. (nbinno.com)
  • Using the code, the team included the names of the study co-authors, a website and even several philosophical quotes, complete with punctuation. (nbcnews.com)