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Record Information
Version4.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2020-06-15 17:04:51 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0000079
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB00079
Metabolite Identification
Common NameDihydrothymine
DescriptionDihydrothymine (CAS: 696-04-8) is an intermediate breakdown product of thymine. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase catalyzes the reduction of thymine into 5,6-dihydrothymine; then dihydropyrimidinase hydrolyzes 5,6-dihydrothymine into N-carbamyl-beta-alanine. Finally, beta-ureidopropionase catalyzes the conversion of N-carbamyl-beta-alanine into beta-alanine. When present at abnormally high levels, dihydrothymine can be toxic, although the mechanism of toxicity is not clear. In particular, patients with dihydropyrimidinase deficiency exhibit highly increased concentrations of 5,6-dihydrouracil and 5,6-dihydrothymine; and moderately increased concentrations of uracil and thymine can be detected in urine. Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency is a disorder that can cause neurological and gastrointestinal problems in some affected individuals. The most common neurological abnormalities that occur are intellectual disability, seizures, weak muscle tone (hypotonia), abnormally small head size (microcephaly), and autistic behaviours that affect communication and social interaction. Gastrointestinal problems that occur in dihydropyrimidinase deficiency include the backflow of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux) and recurrent episodes of vomiting.
Structure
Data?1588961527
MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(-)-(S)-5,6-DihydrothymineHMDB
(5S)-5-Methyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4-dioneHMDB
5,6-Dihydro-5-methyluracilHMDB
5,6-DihydrothymineHMDB
5-Methyl-5,6-dihydrouracilHMDB
5-Methyldihydropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dioneHMDB
Dihydro-5-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedioneHMDB
DihydrothymineHMDB
Chemical FormulaC5H8N2O2
Average Molecular Weight128.131
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight128.058577506
IUPAC Name(5S)-5-methyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4-dione
Traditional Name(5S)-5-methyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4-dione
CAS Registry Number19140-80-8
SMILES
C[C@H]1CNC(=O)NC1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H8N2O2/c1-3-2-6-5(9)7-4(3)8/h3H,2H2,1H3,(H2,6,7,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1
InChI KeyNBAKTGXDIBVZOO-VKHMYHEASA-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
  • N-acyl urea
  • Pyrimidone
  • Ureide
  • 1,3-diazinane
  • Dicarboximide
  • Urea
  • Carbonic acid derivative
  • Azacycle
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
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Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility18.7 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.8ALOGPS
logP-0.67ChemAxon
logS-0.84ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)11.7ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area58.2 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity30.32 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability12.03 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-000i-5900000000-0b84b9786838d29e07abSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0zmi-8980000000-d75d30c6e5fdb4643aa5Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-000i-5900000000-0b84b9786838d29e07abSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0zmi-8980000000-d75d30c6e5fdb4643aa5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-8900000000-db662635cbae4d48204bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-c3960ffe99d74c617000Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0006-9000000000-9a6c2715f931ff084157Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-004l-9200000000-873ae62dcdf602237ec1Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
  • Feces
  • Saliva
  • Urine
Tissue Locations
  • Prostate
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot AvailableNot Available
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      Not Available
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified1.1 +/- 0.3 uMAdult (>18 years old)Not SpecifiedNormal details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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UrineDetected and Quantified0.4 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified5.00 (0.00-10.00) umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified0-3 umol/mmol creatinineChildren (1 - 18 years old)Both
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    • BC Children's Hos...
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UrineDetected and Quantified2.4 (1.3-4.4) umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)Both
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UrineDetected and Quantified8.736 +/- 1.827 umol/mmol creatinineChildren (1 - 13 years old)Not Specified
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    • Mordechai, Hien, ...
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UrineDetected and Quantified0.40 (0.17-0.64) umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)MaleNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified<0.6 umol/mmol creatinineInfant (0-1 year old)Both
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UrineDetected and Quantified0.57 (0.21-0.94) umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)FemaleNormal details
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified0.0 - 24.0 uMNot SpecifiedBothDihydropyrimidinase deficiency details
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified4.0 - 5.2 uMAdult (>18 years old)Not SpecifiedBeta-ureidopropionase deficiency details
UrineDetected and Quantified11.664 +/- 5.285 umol/mmol creatinineChildren (1 - 13 years old)Not Specified
Eosinophilic esophagitis
    • Mordechai, Hien, ...
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency
  1. van Kuilenburg AB, Meijer J, Dobritzsch D, Meinsma R, Duran M, Lohkamp B, Zoetekouw L, Abeling NG, van Tinteren HL, Bosch AM: Clinical, biochemical and genetic findings in two siblings with a dihydropyrimidinase deficiency. Mol Genet Metab. 2007 Jun;91(2):157-64. Epub 2007 Mar 26. [PubMed:17383919 ]
Beta-ureidopropionase deficiency
  1. van Kuilenburg AB, Meinsma R, Beke E, Assmann B, Ribes A, Lorente I, Busch R, Mayatepek E, Abeling NG, van Cruchten A, Stroomer AE, van Lenthe H, Zoetekouw L, Kulik W, Hoffmann GF, Voit T, Wevers RA, Rutsch F, van Gennip AH: beta-Ureidopropionase deficiency: an inborn error of pyrimidine degradation associated with neurological abnormalities. Hum Mol Genet. 2004 Nov 15;13(22):2793-801. Epub 2004 Sep 22. [PubMed:15385443 ]
Eosinophilic esophagitis
  1. (). Mordechai, Hien, and David S. Wishart. .
Associated OMIM IDs
  • 222748 (Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency)
  • 613161 (Beta-ureidopropionase deficiency)
  • 610247 (Eosinophilic esophagitis)
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB021892
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID589127
KEGG Compound IDC00906
BioCyc IDDIHYDRO-THYMINE
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkDihydrothymine
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound676414
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceYamane, Tetsuo; Wyluda, Benjamin J.; Shulman, Robert G. Dihydrothymine from ultraviolet-irradiated DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1967), 58(2), 439-42.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Assmann B, Hoffmann GF, Wagner L, Brautigam C, Seyberth HW, Duran M, Van Kuilenburg AB, Wevers R, Van Gennip AH: Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency and congenital microvillous atrophy: coincidence or genetic relation? J Inherit Metab Dis. 1997 Sep;20(5):681-8. [PubMed:9323563 ]
  2. van Lenthe H, van Kuilenburg AB, Ito T, Bootsma AH, van Cruchten A, Wada Y, van Gennip AH: Defects in pyrimidine degradation identified by HPLC-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of urine specimens or urine-soaked filter paper strips. Clin Chem. 2000 Dec;46(12):1916-22. [PubMed:11106323 ]
  3. Hofmann U, Schwab M, Seefried S, Marx C, Zanger UM, Eichelbaum M, Murdter TE: Sensitive method for the quantification of urinary pyrimidine metabolites in healthy adults by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2003 Jul 5;791(1-2):371-80. [PubMed:12798197 ]
  4. Rosenbaum K, Jahnke K, Curti B, Hagen WR, Schnackerz KD, Vanoni MA: Porcine recombinant dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase: comparison of the spectroscopic and catalytic properties of the wild-type and C671A mutant enzymes. Biochemistry. 1998 Dec 15;37(50):17598-609. [PubMed:9860876 ]
  5. Sumi S, Kidouchi K, Kondou M, Hayashi K, Dobashi K, Kouwaki M, Togari H, Wada Y: Possible prediction of adverse reactions to fluorouracil by the measurement of urinary dihydrothymine and thymine. Int J Mol Med. 1998 Oct;2(4):477-82. [PubMed:9857238 ]
  6. Van Kuilenburg AB, Van Lenthe H, Van Gennip AH: Identification and tissue-specific expression of a NADH-dependent activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase in man. Anticancer Res. 1996 Jan-Feb;16(1):389-94. [PubMed:8615641 ]
  7. Kobayashi K, Sumi S, Kidouchi K, Mizuno I, Mohri N, Fukui T, Akamo Y, Takeyama H, Manabe T: [A case of gastric cancer with decreased dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1998 Jul;25(8):1217-9. [PubMed:9679586 ]
  8. Sumi S, Imaeda M, Kidouchi K, Ohba S, Hamajima N, Kodama K, Togari H, Wada Y: Population and family studies of dihydropyrimidinuria: prevalence, inheritance mode, and risk of fluorouracil toxicity. Am J Med Genet. 1998 Jul 24;78(4):336-40. [PubMed:9714435 ]
  9. Sreekumar A, Poisson LM, Rajendiran TM, Khan AP, Cao Q, Yu J, Laxman B, Mehra R, Lonigro RJ, Li Y, Nyati MK, Ahsan A, Kalyana-Sundaram S, Han B, Cao X, Byun J, Omenn GS, Ghosh D, Pennathur S, Alexander DC, Berger A, Shuster JR, Wei JT, Varambally S, Beecher C, Chinnaiyan AM: Metabolomic profiles delineate potential role for sarcosine in prostate cancer progression. Nature. 2009 Feb 12;457(7231):910-4. doi: 10.1038/nature07762. [PubMed:19212411 ]

Enzymes

Enzyme Details
1. Dihydropyrimidinase
General function:
Involved in hydrolase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the second step of the reductive pyrimidine degradation, the reversible hydrolytic ring opening of dihydropyrimidines. Can catalyze the ring opening of 5,6-dihydrouracil to N-carbamyl-alanine and of 5,6-dihydrothymine to N-carbamyl-amino isobutyrate.
Gene Name:
DPYS
Uniprot ID:
Q14117
Molecular weight:
56629.36
Reactions
Dihydrothymine + Water → Ureidoisobutyric aciddetails
Enzyme Details
2. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [NADP(+)]
General function:
Involved in electron carrier activity
Specific function:
Involved in pyrimidine base degradation. Catalyzes the reduction of uracil and thymine. Also involved the degradation of the chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil.
Gene Name:
DPYD
Uniprot ID:
Q12882
Molecular weight:
111400.32
Reactions
Dihydrothymine + NADP → Thymine + NADPH + Hydrogen Iondetails