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Thymidine is a [[Pyrimidine|pyrimidine]] [[Nucleoside|nucleoside]]. It consists of the [[Pyrimidine|pyrimidine]] base [[Thymine|thymine]] attached by a [[Covalent bond|covalent bond]] to a [[Deoxyribose sugar|deoxyribose]] sugar (pentose sugar). Thymidine is found only in the [[Double helix|DNA double helix]] (not in [[RNA|RNA]]), where it pairs with [[Adenine|adenine]] via [[Complementary base pairs|complementary base pairing.]] | |||
Thymidine can be [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylated]] by a [[Kinase|kinase]] [[Enzyme|enzyme]], resulting in the addition of 1, 2 or 3 [[ | Thymidine can be [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylated]] by a [[Kinase|kinase]] [[Enzyme|enzyme]], resulting in the addition of 1, 2 or 3 [[Phosphate group|phosphate groups]]. [[Phosphorylation|Phosphorylation]] can form molecules of [[DTMP|dTMP]] (deoxythymidine monophoshate), [[DDTP|dDTP]] (deoxythymidine diphosphate) or [[DTTP|dTTP]] (deoxythymidine triphosphate). | ||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 5 December 2017
Thymidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside. It consists of the pyrimidine base thymine attached by a covalent bond to a deoxyribose sugar (pentose sugar). Thymidine is found only in the DNA double helix (not in RNA), where it pairs with adenine via complementary base pairing.
Thymidine can be phosphorylated by a kinase enzyme, resulting in the addition of 1, 2 or 3 phosphate groups. Phosphorylation can form molecules of dTMP (deoxythymidine monophoshate), dDTP (deoxythymidine diphosphate) or dTTP (deoxythymidine triphosphate).