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Thymine is one of the four bases which make up [[DNA|DNA]] molecules. It uses two [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] bonds to form a complementary base pair with [[Adenine|Adenine]] (A). | Thymine is one of the four bases which make up [[DNA|DNA]] molecules. It uses two [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] bonds to form a complementary base pair with [[Adenine|Adenine]] (A). Thyamine is not present in RNA, instead it is replaced by the base Uracil. Thymine is a purine; a purine is a heterocyclic aromatic compound. | ||
Thymine combined with deoxyribose creates the nucleoside deoxythymidine, which is synonymous with the term thymidine. Thymidine can be phosphorylated with one, two, or three phosphoric acid groups, creating, respectively, TMP, TDP, or TTP (thymidine mono-, di-, or triphosphate).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymine</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:37, 19 November 2015
Thymine is one of the four bases which make up DNA molecules. It uses two hydrogen bonds to form a complementary base pair with Adenine (A). Thyamine is not present in RNA, instead it is replaced by the base Uracil. Thymine is a purine; a purine is a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
Thymine combined with deoxyribose creates the nucleoside deoxythymidine, which is synonymous with the term thymidine. Thymidine can be phosphorylated with one, two, or three phosphoric acid groups, creating, respectively, TMP, TDP, or TTP (thymidine mono-, di-, or triphosphate).[1]
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