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| Physical Characters and Index |
English name: Thymidine
CAS No. : 50-89-5
Molecular formula: C10H14N2O5
Molecular weight: 242.23
EINECS No. : 200-070-4 |
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| Use and description |
| Thymidine, also known as deoxythymidine, deoxyribosylthymine, or thymine deoxyriboside, is a pyrimidine deoxynucleoside. Deoxythymidine is the DNA nucleoside T, which pairs with deoxyadenosine in double-stranded DNA. In cell biology it is used to synchronize the cells in G1/early S phase. The prefix deoxy- is often left out since there are no precursors of thymine nucleotides involved in RNA synthesis. |
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