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T3766

Thymine 1-β-D-arabinofuranoside

≥99%, powder

Synonym(s):

araT, 1-β-D-Arabinofuranosylthymine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H14N2O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
258.23
NACRES:
NA.51
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
EC Number:
210-083-7
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
powder
Solubility:
0.5 M HCl: 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless
Storage temp.:
2-8°C
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Product Name

Thymine 1-β-D-arabinofuranoside, ≥99%

Quality Level

assay

≥99%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D 90°, c = 5 mg/mL in water

solubility

0.5 M HCl: 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1=CN(C2OC(CO)C(O)C2O)C(=O)NC1=O

InChI

1S/C10H14N2O6/c1-4-2-12(10(17)11-8(4)16)9-7(15)6(14)5(3-13)18-9/h2,5-7,9,13-15H,3H2,1H3,(H,11,16,17)

InChI key

DWRXFEITVBNRMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

1-β-D-Arabinofuranosylthymine (araT):
  • maybe used as a substrate and inhibitor to study the specificity and kinetics of thymidine kinase(s), such as herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 thymidine kinases, the HSV1-tk and, HSV2-tk gene products.
  • is used to study the specificity and kinetics of various mitochondrial nucleoside kinases.
  • has been used as an antiviral agent to study its efficacy on Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Product Information Sheet


J Balzarinia et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 61(6), 727-732 (2001-03-27)
Introduction of a bulky lipophilic acyl entity at the 2'-OH position of both 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylthymine (araT) and (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (BVaraU), consistently resulted in a marked ( approximately 10-fold) increase in the inhibitory activity of these new arabinosyl nucleoside analogues for the mitochondrial
N Solaroli et al.
Antiviral research, 79(2), 128-132 (2008-05-06)
The thymidine kinases from feline herpesvirus (FHV TK) and canine herpesvirus (CHV TK) were cloned and characterized. The two proteins are closely sequence-related to each other and also to the herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV-1 TK). Although
Efficacy of select antivirals against Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro
Woods KM and Upton SJ
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 168(1), 59-63 (1998)