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reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine
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catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:73530] dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity of DPYD dimer [cytosol]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
created
[InstanceEdit:73446] Jassal, B, 2003-06-17 09:00:25
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667801] RHEA:58286
[DatabaseIdentifier:9976497] RHEA:58286
dbId
73616
displayName
reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-73621] Pyrimidine catabolism - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-73618] conversion of 5,6-Dihydrothymine to 3-Ureidoisobutyrate - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-70106] H+ [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29364] NADPH [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-83960] Thy [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:200230] cDNA cloning and chromosome mapping of human dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, an enzyme associated with 5-fluorouracil toxicity and congenital thymine uraciluria
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10996769] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine
thymine + NADPH + H(+) => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP(+)
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-DDI-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-73616] reduction of thymine to form 5,6-Dihydrothymine - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-73541] 5,6-Dihydrothymine [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29366] NADP+ [cytosol]
releaseDate
2004-07-06
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
revised
[InstanceEdit:504064] D'Eustachio, P, 2010-02-05
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-73616
summation
[Summation:179234] Cytosolic dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase catalyzes the reac...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9792237] Update Tracker - [Reaction:73616] thymine + NADPH + H+ => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP+ - v22:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9790654] Update Tracker - [Reaction:73616] thymine + NADPH + H+ => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP+ - v33:[add_removeCatalystActivity]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9792237] Update Tracker - [Reaction:73616] thymine + NADPH + H+ => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP+ - v22:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9790654] Update Tracker - [Reaction:73616] thymine + NADPH + H+ => 5,6-dihydrothymine + NADP+ - v33:[add_removeCatalystActivity]
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-73618] conversion of 5,6-Dihydrothymine to 3-Ureidoisobutyrate
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-73621] Pyrimidine catabolism
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