dihydrouracil
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dihydro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine, 5,6-dihydrouracil, hexahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione, 1,3-diazinane-2,4-dione, Dihydro-pyrimidine-2,4-dione, 5,6-Dihydro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 3,4-Dihydrouracil
Dihydrouracil is an intermediate in the catabolism of uracil. The enzyme dihydrouracil dehydrogenase (NAD+) converts uracil to dihydrouracil:
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- Mass
- 114.043
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- melting point
- 279.0
- found in taxon
- Sinorhizobium meliloti
- chemical formula
- C₄H₆N₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1CNC(=O)NC1=O
- Commons category
- Dihydrouracil
- subject has role
- primary metabolite
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Dihydrouracil is an intermediate in the catabolism of uracil. The enzyme dihydrouracil dehydrogenase (NAD+) converts uracil to dihydrouracil:
The enzyme uses reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) as its cofactor.
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