Thymidine monophosphate

Thymidine monophosphate, also known as 5'-thymidylate, thymidylate, TMP, or dTMP, is a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in DNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside thymidine. dTMP consists of a phosphate group, the pentose sugar deoxyribose, and the nucleobase thymine. Unlike the other deoxyribonucleotides, thymidine monophosphate does not contain the "deoxy" prefix in its name; nevertheless, its symbol often includes a "d" ("dTMP"). As a substituent, it takes the form of the prefix thymidylyl-.

See also

  • Nucleoside
  • Nucleotide
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • Oligonucleotide
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