Description
A nucleobase analogue that is uracil substituted at position 5 by a 4,5-dihydroxypentyl group.
Chemical properties
| Chemical formula | Net charge | Average mass |
|---|---|---|
| C9H14N2O4 | 0 | 214.21850 |
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Recommended notation
| Name | 5-dihydroxypentyluracil |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | dhpUra |
Nomenclature
| IUPAC | SMILES | InChI | InChIKey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-(4,5-dihydroxypentyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione | C1=C(CCCC(CO)O)C(NC(N1)=O)=O | InChI=1S/C9H14N2O4/c12-5-7(13)3-1-2-6-4-10-9(15)11-8(6)14/h4,7,12-13H,1-3,5H2,(H2,10,11,14,15) | AMIOJPURYLGJEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Nature
| Origin | Function | Functional detail |
Organisms
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References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| natural | hypermodified nucleobase | bacteriophage SP-15 |
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Citations
- Brandon, C, et al. 1972. Structure of a new pyrimidine from Bacillus subtilis phage SP-15 nucleic acid. Nature: New Biology. 239(90).
- Karr, JR, et al. 2012. A whole-cell computational model predicts phenotype from genotype. Cell. 150(2).