Description

An N-substituted putrescine that is thymine in which a hydrogen of the methyl group has been replaced by one of the amino groups of putrescine. It replaces about half of the thymine residues in the DNA of bacetriophage phiW-14.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C9H16N4O2 0 212.249
alpha-putrescinylthymine

Recommended notation

Name α-putrescinylthymine
Abbreviation putThy

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
5-{[(4-aminobutyl)amino]methyl}pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione N1C=C(C(NC1=O)=O)CNCCCCN InChI=1S/C9H16N4O2/c10-3-1-2-4-11-5-7-6-12-9(15)13-8(7)14/h6,11H,1-5,10H2,(H2,12,13,14,15) IBOLVNKLOOYDDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 5-(4-aminobutylaminomethyl)uracil
  • putthy
  • n-thyminylputrescine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural hypermodified nucleobase bacteriophage ϕW-14