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3-Methyluridine

Names
IUPAC name 3-Methyluridine
Systematic IUPAC name 1--3-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
Other names N3-Methyluridine; N-3-Methyluridine
Identifiers
CAS Number	2140-69-4
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:89487
ChemSpider	29272117
PubChem CID	99592
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201316911
InChI InChI=1S/C10H14N2O6/c1-11-6(14)2-3-12(10(11)17)9-8(16)7(15)5(4-13)18-9/h2-3,5,7-9,13,15-16H,4H2,1H3/t5-,7-,8-,9-/m1/s1Key: UTQUILVPBZEHTK-ZOQUXTDFSA-N
SMILES CN1C(=O)C=CN(C1=O)2(((O2)CO)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H14N2O6
Molar mass	258.230 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references

The chemical compound 3-methyluridine, also called N3-methyluridine, is a pyrimidine nucleoside (abbreviated m3U). In living organisms it is present as RNA modification which has been detected in 23S rRNA of archaea, 16S and 23S rRNA of eubacteria, and 18S, 25S, and 28S of eukaryotic ribosomal RNAs.

See also

• 5-Methyluridine

References

1. Desaulniers, Jean-Paul; Chui, Helen M.-P.; Chow, Christine S. (2005-12-15). "Solution conformations of two naturally occurring RNA nucleosides: 3-methyluridine and 3-methylpseudouridine". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 13 (24): 6777–6781. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.07.061. ISSN 0968-0896. PMID 16125393.

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