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Thymidine diphosphate

Thymidine diphosphate
Chemical name	Thymidine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate)
Chemical formula	C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₁₁P₂
Molecular mass	418.19 g/mol
CAS number	1861-44-5
SMILES	O[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](N(C(N2) =O)C=C(C)C2=O)O[C@@H] 1COP(O)(OP(O)(O)=O)=O)O

Thymidine diphosphate, abbreviated TDP, is a nucleotide. It is an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside thymidine. TDP consists of the pyrophosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase thymine.

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