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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:31:11 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:03:44 UTC
MCDB ID BMDB0000469
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00469
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5-Hydroxymethyluracil
Description5-Hydroxymethyluracil, also known as A-hydroxythymine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidones. Pyrimidones are compounds that contain a pyrimidine ring, which bears a ketone. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions. 5-Hydroxymethyluracil is possibly soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 5-Hydroxymethyluracil is a potentially toxic compound.
Structure
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Synonyms
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5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedioneChEBI
5-(Hydroxymethyl)uracilChEBI
5-HYDROXYMETHYL uracilChEBI
5-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dihydropyrimidine-2,4-dioneHMDB
a-HydroxythymineHMDB
alpha-HydroxythymineHMDB
HydroxymethyluracilHMDB
Chemical FormulaC5H6N2O3
Average Molecular Weight142.1127
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight142.037842068
IUPAC Name5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
Traditional Name5-hydroxymethyluracil
CAS Registry Number4433-40-3
SMILES
OCC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H6N2O3/c8-2-3-1-6-5(10)7-4(3)9/h1,8H,2H2,(H2,6,7,9,10)
InChI KeyJDBGXEHEIRGOBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidones. Pyrimidones are compounds that contain a pyrimidine ring, which bears a ketone. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassDiazines
Sub ClassPyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives
Direct ParentPyrimidones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Pyrimidone
  • Hydropyrimidine
  • Vinylogous amide
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Lactam
  • Urea
  • Azacycle
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aromatic alcohol
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility44 mg/mLNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-1.3ALOGPS
logP-1.7ChemAxon
logS-1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)8.68ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area78.43 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity32.1 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability12.34 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Concentrations
StatusValueReferenceDetails
Detected but not QuantifiedNot Applicable details
HMDB IDHMDB0000469
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB022061
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID70544
KEGG Compound IDC03088
BioCyc IDCPD-254
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID5456
PubChem Compound78168
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID16964
References
Synthesis ReferenceAbbott, Mitchel Theodore. The cell-free synthesis of 5-hydroxymethyluracil. (1963), 140 pp
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Mung D, Li L: Applying quantitative metabolomics based on chemical isotope labeling LC-MS for detecting potential milk adulterant in human milk. Anal Chim Acta. 2018 Feb 25;1001:78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.11.019. Epub 2017 Nov 14. [PubMed:29291809 ]