Description

A pyrimidone that is uracil with methyl group substituents at positions 3 and 5.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C6H8N2O2 0 140.140
3,5-dimethyluracil

Recommended notation

Name 3-methylthymine
Abbreviation 3mT

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
3,5-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione O=C1N(C(=O)C(=CN1)C)C InChI=1S/C6H8N2O2/c1-4-3-7-6(10)8(2)5(4)9/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,10) IIDONYMEGWHGRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 3-methylthymine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural damage mutagenic Rattus norvegicus