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pyrimidine

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Description

Pyrimidine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the formula C4H4N2. It is a colorless solid that is soluble in water and alcohol. Pyrimidine is a structural component of many important biological molecules, including DNA, RNA, and some vitamins. It is also a building block for a variety of pharmaceuticals. Pyrimidine is synthesized in the body from the amino acid aspartate. It is also produced commercially by the reaction of formaldehyde with urea. Pyrimidine is a key component of DNA and RNA, where it forms base pairs with adenine (A) and cytosine (C). It is also found in many other biologically important molecules, including thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), and niacin (vitamin B3). Pyrimidine is important for DNA replication, transcription, and translation, as well as for many other cellular processes. Because of its role in DNA, pyrimidine is also important in the study of cancer and other diseases. Mutations in genes that encode proteins involved in pyrimidine metabolism can lead to a variety of diseases, including cancer, anemia, and immune deficiency. Pyrimidine is a key target for the development of new drugs for the treatment of cancer, infection, and other diseases. Pyrimidine analogs are commonly used as antiviral and anticancer agents. The study of pyrimidine and its derivatives is an important area of research in medicinal chemistry and biochemistry.'

pyrimidine : The parent compound of the pyrimidines; a diazine having the two nitrogens at the 1- and 3-positions. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID9260
CHEMBL ID15562
CHEBI ID16898
MeSH IDM0097706

Synonyms (47)

Synonym
nsc-89305
nsc 89305
einecs 206-026-0
pyrimidine, dimer
25247-63-6
CHEBI:16898 ,
pyrimidin
1,3-diazine
nsc89305
miazine
1,3-diazabenzene
p1r ,
289-95-2
inchi=1/c4h4n2/c1-2-5-4-6-3-1/h1-4
1,3-diazin
C00396
pyrimidine
pyrimidine base
m-diazine
metadiazine
pyrimidine, >=98.0%
CHEMBL15562
P0662
A819713
k8cxk5q32l ,
unii-k8cxk5q32l
ec 206-026-0
FT-0631901
EPITOPE ID:140100
AKOS015892547
pyrimidine dimer
pyrimidine [mi]
DTXSID1051228 ,
W-202211
mfcd00006059
H10864
HY-Y0519
Q207722
AMY390
CS-0015301
EN300-80760
dtxcid4029850
SY021098
Z2768165052
pyrimidine phase i
pyrimidine phase iv
pyrimidine phase ii

Research Excerpts

Overview

Pyrimidine is an important scaffold in the area of medicinal chemistry. Pyrimidine metabolism is a network that senses and regulates deoxynucleotide amounts.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Pyrimidine is an important scaffold in the area of medicinal chemistry."( Recent Advances in the Development of Pyrimidine-based CNS Agents.
Nain, S; Pant, S, 2023
)
1.9
"Pyrimidine metabolism is a network that senses and regulates deoxynucleotide amounts."( Decitabine- and 5-azacytidine resistance emerges from adaptive responses of the pyrimidine metabolism network.
Carraway, H; Durkin, L; Grabowski, D; Gu, X; Hamilton, B; Hasipek, M; Hong, C; Hsi, ED; Jha, BK; Maciejewski, J; Patel, B; Radivoyevitch, T; Sakre, N; Saunthararajah, Y; Schuerger, C; Sobecks, R; Tohme, R; Tomlinson, B; Zidan, AM, 2021
)
1.57
"Pyrimidine metabolism is an excellent target for such studies."( Pyrimidine metabolism in schistosomes: A comparison with other parasites and the search for potential chemotherapeutic targets.
El Kouni, MH, 2017
)
2.62
"Pyrimidine pathway is a vital metabolic pathway which yields in the formation of pyrimidines, which are then integrated in nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in sugars (UDP sugars) and lipids (CDP lipids)."( Fresh insights into the pyrimidine metabolism in the trypanosomatids.
Dubey, VK; Tiwari, K, 2018
)
1.51
"Pyrimidine is an interesting π-electron heterocyclic aromatic system which acts as the building block of many nucleic acid bases."( Effect of protonation and hydrogen bonding on 2, 4, 6-substituted pyrimidine and its salt complex-experimental and theoretical evidence.
Chellapan, J; Pillai, CN, 2014
)
1.36

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" We assessed whether uridine can abrogate the adverse effects of NRTIs on adipocyte functions."( Uridine abrogates the adverse effects of antiretroviral pyrimidine analogues on adipose cell functions.
Auclair, M; Capeau, J; Caron, M; Kornprobst, M; Lebrecht, D; Walker, UA, 2006
)
0.58
" Uridine (200 microM) had no intrinsic effect, but prevented all adverse effects of d4T, ZDV and ddC on adipocyte morphology, lipid staining, apoptosis, mtDNA depletion (partial prevention with ZDV), mitochondrial mass and membrane potential."( Uridine abrogates the adverse effects of antiretroviral pyrimidine analogues on adipose cell functions.
Auclair, M; Capeau, J; Caron, M; Kornprobst, M; Lebrecht, D; Walker, UA, 2006
)
0.58
"Uridine supplementation protects adipocytes from the adverse effects of d4T, ZDV and ddC on lipid accumulation, cell survival and mitochondrial functions, suggesting that the toxic effects could be linked to intracellular depletion of uridine or its metabolites."( Uridine abrogates the adverse effects of antiretroviral pyrimidine analogues on adipose cell functions.
Auclair, M; Capeau, J; Caron, M; Kornprobst, M; Lebrecht, D; Walker, UA, 2006
)
0.58
"The directed application of the normal nucleobase uracil to the squamous cells of the oral mucosa and palms and soles together with the delivery of the normal nucleobase adenine to the columnar cells of the GI tract may enable the safe delivery of higher 5FU dose intensity."( Differential nucleobase protection against 5-fluorouracil toxicity for squamous and columnar cells: implication for tissue function and oncogenesis.
Albrecht, P; Ford, JP; Kamerow, H; Mandetta, D; Thompson, JT; Vanden Heuvel, JP, 2015
)
0.42
"Exomes from eight capecitabine-treated patients with severe adverse reactions (grade >2), among a population of 319, were sequenced (Ion Proton)."( Use of exome sequencing to determine the full profile of genetic variants in the fluoropyrimidine pathway in colorectal cancer patients affected by severe toxicity.
Blanco, C; García, MI; García-Alfonso, P; García-González, X; Grávalos, C; Iglesias, I; Longo, F; López-Fernández, LA; Martínez, J; Martínez, V; Pachón, V; Pellicer, M; Robles, L; Rueda, D; Salvador, S; Sanjurjo, M, 2017
)
0.68
"2846A>T) are characterized by impaired enzyme activity and risk of severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in patients treated with fluoropyrimidines."( DPYD*6 plays an important role in fluoropyrimidine toxicity in addition to DPYD*2A and c.2846A>T: a comprehensive analysis in 1254 patients.
Altavilla, G; Barbara, C; Bordonaro, R; Butera, A; Cinieri, S; Cremolini, C; Crucitta, S; Danesi, R; De Braud, F; Del Re, M; Di Donato, S; Di Leo, A; Falcone, A; Latiano, TP; Loupakis, F; Maiello, E; Mazzotti, V; Michelucci, A; Morganti, R; Passardi, A; Pietrantonio, F; Pinto, C; Salvadori, S; Schirripa, M; Simi, P; Zamagni, C, 2019
)
0.98

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" This assay was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic and murine 4T1 breast tumor xenograft studies of AZD3965 in mice."( Development and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry assay for AZD3965 in mouse plasma and tumor tissue: Application to pharmacokinetic and breast tumor xenograft studies.
Guan, X; Morris, ME; Ruszaj, D, 2018
)
0.48

Bioavailability

AZD3965 is a potent and orally bioavailable inhibitor of monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) Currently in a Phase I clinical trial in UK for lymphomas and solid tumors.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Pharmacokinetic studies in rats showed that 26 h was orally bioavailable and able to penetrate into the brain."( Design of 2,5-dimethyl-3-(6-dimethyl-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-7-dipropylaminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (NBI 30775/R121919) and structure--activity relationships of a series of potent and orally active corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonists.
Bozigian, H; Chen, C; Chen, TK; Grigoriadis, DE; Huang, CQ; Liu, XJ; McCarthy, JR; Saunders, J; Webb, TR; Wilcoxen, KM; Xie, YF; Zhu, YF, 2004
)
0.55
" Hexadecyloxypropyl-cidofovir is orally bioavailable and active in lethal animal models of vaccinia, cowpox, ectromelia and cytomegalovirus."( Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of alkoxyalkyl esters of acyclic purine and pyrimidine nucleoside phosphonates against HIV-1 in vitro.
Aldern, KA; Beadle, JR; Hostetler, KY; Trahan, J; Valiaeva, N, 2006
)
0.56
" The thymidine analog trifluorothymidine (TFT) has been shown to bypass resistance pathways for 5FU derivatives (S-1, UFT, Xeloda) in model systems, while concurrent application with a thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor (TPI) increases the bioavailability of TFT, thereby potentiating the in vivo efficacy of TFT."( Therapeutic potential of the dual-targeted TAS-102 formulation in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.
de Bruin, M; Emura, T; Fukushima, M; Peters, GJ; Temmink, OH, 2007
)
0.34
"6 h, oral bioavailability of 37% and 90%) with anti-inflammatory activity (ED 50 = 37 micromol/kg, mouse) and efficacy in pain models (thermal hyperalgesia, ED 50 = 72 micromol/kg, rat)."( Rotationally constrained 2,4-diamino-5,6-disubstituted pyrimidines: a new class of histamine H4 receptor antagonists with improved druglikeness and in vivo efficacy in pain and inflammation models.
Adair, RM; Altenbach, RJ; Bettencourt, BM; Brioni, JD; Cowart, MD; Drizin, I; Esbenshade, TA; Fix-Stenzel, SR; Honore, P; Hsieh, GC; Liu, H; Marsh, KC; McPherson, MJ; Milicic, I; Miller, TR; Sullivan, JP; Wetter, JM; Wishart, N; Witte, DG, 2008
)
0.59
" Some oral cephem antibiotics have pivalic acid side chain to increase absorption rate at intestine."( Children's toxicology from bench to bed--Liver injury (1): Drug-induced metabolic disturbance--toxicity of 5-FU for pyrimidine metabolic disorders and pivalic acid for carnitine metabolism.
Ito, T, 2009
)
0.56
"An unusually large data set of 397 piperazinyl-glutamate-pyridines/pyrimidines as potent orally bioavailable P2Y(12) antagonists for inhibition of platelet aggregation was studied for the first time based on the combination of three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR), molecular docking, and molecular dynamics (MD) methods."( Combined 3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics study on piperazinyl-glutamate-pyridines/pyrimidines as potent P2Y12 antagonists for inhibition of platelet aggregation.
Hao, M; Li, G; Li, Y; Wang, Y; Yan, Y; Yang, L; Zhang, S, 2011
)
0.82
" These compounds exhibited good potency, high selectivity, and excellent plasma exposure and bioavailability in rodent as well as in higher species."( Synthesis and SAR of geminal substitutions at the C5' carbosugar position of pyrimidine-derived HCV inhibitors.
Ananthan, S; Arasappan, A; Bansal, N; Bennett, F; Chase, R; Chen, L; Curry, S; Gavalas, S; Girijavallabhan, V; Huang, HC; Huang, Y; Kezar, HS; Kim, SH; Kosinski, A; Kozlowski, J; Kwong, CD; Li, C; MacCoss, M; Maddry, JA; Njoroge, FG; Pinto, P; Reynolds, RC; Rizvi, R; Rossman, R; Secrist, JA; Shankar, B; Tong, L; Tong, X; Velazquez, F; Venkatraman, S; Verma, VA, 2012
)
0.61
" It also displays good pharmacokinetics properties with an oral bioavailability of 35."( Hybrid pyrimidine alkynyls inhibit the clinically resistance related Bcr-Abl(T315I) mutant.
Ding, K; Lu, X; Luo, J; Pan, X; Ren, X; Wang, D; Yu, R; Zhang, Z; Zhuang, X, 2015
)
0.87
" Compound 25d showed a good oral bioavailability in mice, and significantly inhibits the PCA reaction in mice."( Design and synthesis of novel pyrimidine analogs as highly selective, non-covalent BTK inhibitors.
Asami, T; Irie, T; Kawahata, W; Sawa, M, 2018
)
0.77
" Pharmacokinetic experiments show oral bioavailability through gastric absorption."( Pharmacology and in vivo efficacy of pyridine-pyrimidine amides that inhibit microtubule polymerization.
Cescon, DW; Hansen, MD; Hoj, JP; Siddiqui-Jain, A, 2018
)
0.74
"AZD3965, a pyrole pyrimidine derivative, is a potent and orally bioavailable inhibitor of monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), currently in a Phase I clinical trial in UK for lymphomas and solid tumors."( Development and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry assay for AZD3965 in mouse plasma and tumor tissue: Application to pharmacokinetic and breast tumor xenograft studies.
Guan, X; Morris, ME; Ruszaj, D, 2018
)
0.81
" In this report we describe the discovery and characterization of BAY 2402234 - a novel, potent, selective and orally bioavailable DHODH inhibitor that shows monotherapy efficacy and differentiation induction across multiple AML subtypes."( The novel dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor BAY 2402234 triggers differentiation and is effective in the treatment of myeloid malignancies.
Bauser, M; Brzezinka, K; Christian, S; Eheim, A; Evans, L; Ferrara, S; Friberg, A; Gradl, S; Haegebarth, A; Janzer, A; Lejeune, P; Lesche, R; Losman, JA; Merz, C; Meyer, H; Scadden, DT; Seidel, H; Stoeckigt, D; Sykes, DB; Zimmermann, K, 2019
)
0.51
" Herein we report a new, allosteric MMP-13 inhibitor, AQU-019, that has been optimized for potency, metabolic stability, and oral bioavailability through a combination of structure activity relationship (SAR) and deuterium substitution as a potential disease modifying OA drug (DMOAD)."( Development of a selective matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) inhibitor for the treatment of Osteoarthritis.
Bendele, AM; Neelagiri, M; Neelagiri, V; Sucholeiki, I, 2021
)
0.62

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" After dose-response analysis and confirmation using a secondary assay based on time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET), two groups of Bfl-1-specific inhibitors were identified, including chloromaleimide and sulfonylpyrimidine series compounds."( High-throughput fluorescence polarization assay for chemical library screening against anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Bfl-1.
Brown, B; Chan, X; Chung, TD; Dahl, R; Diaz, P; Godoi, P; Hurder, A; Jin, C; Rascon, J; Reed, JC; Sergienko, E; Su, Y; Zhai, D, 2012
)
0.56
" Once daily oral dosing of lead compound 3 demonstrated sustained antitumor efficacy in A549 human non-small-cell lung cancer xenograft model."( Identification of type II inhibitors targeting BRAF using privileged pharmacophores.
Chen, X; He, Y; Wang, F; Wang, J; You, Q; Zhang, Q; Zhou, H, 2014
)
0.4
" Compound 29 displays significantly improved in vitro activity and oral exposure, leading to GLP1 elevation in acutely dosed mice and reduced glucose excursion in an OGTT study in rats at doses ⩾10 mg/kg."( Novel tricyclic pyrazolopyrimidines as potent and selective GPR119 agonists.
Alper, P; Azimioara, M; Bao, D; Cow, C; Epple, R; Groessl, T; Joseph, SB; Kim, Y; Lelais, G; Li, J; McNamara, P; McNeill, M; Mecom, J; Michellys, PY; Mutnick, D; Nikulin, V; Paliotti, M; Reding, E; Seidel, HM; Tuntland, T; Wang, Z; Zimmerman, M; Zoll, J, 2014
)
0.71
" Subsequently, we screened their cytotoxicity via CCK-8 assay in HepG2 cells, a human hepatoma cell line and chose compound 4p that showed the lowest dosage of IC50 to study the antitumor activities to HCC."( Oral administration of indole substituted dipyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivative exhibits anti-tumor activity via inhibiting AKT and ERK1/2 on hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cen, L; Gao, X; Li, F; Wen, R; Yan, H; Yao, H; Zhu, S, 2018
)
0.73
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
Daphnia magna metaboliteA Daphnia metabolite produced by the species Daphnia magna.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
pyrimidinesAny compound having a pyrimidine as part of its structure.
diazineThe parent structure of the diazines.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Bioassays (9)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID213128Inhibition of Thromboxane synthetase at 100 mM1981Journal of medicinal chemistry, Oct, Volume: 24, Issue:10
Highly selective inhibitors of thromboxane synthetase. 2. Pyridine derivatives.
AID1367489Dissociation constant, pKa of the compound2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 12-01, Volume: 27, Issue:23
Improvement in aqueous solubility achieved via small molecular changes.
AID1147920Noncompetitive inhibition of electric eel AChE using acetylthiocholine chloride as substrate at pH 7 by Michaelis-Menten plot analysis1977Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jan, Volume: 20, Issue:1
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by thiamine. A structure-function study.
AID1147919Competitive inhibition of electric eel AChE using acetylthiocholine chloride as substrate at pH 7 by Michaelis-Menten plot analysis1977Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jan, Volume: 20, Issue:1
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by thiamine. A structure-function study.
AID1147921Competitive inhibition of electric eel AChE using acetylthiocholine chloride as substrate at pH 8.25 by Michaelis-Menten plot analysis1977Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jan, Volume: 20, Issue:1
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by thiamine. A structure-function study.
AID701844Dissociation constant, pKa of the compound2012Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jul-12, Volume: 55, Issue:13
Mitigating heterocycle metabolism in drug discovery.
AID1147922Noncompetitive inhibition of electric eel AChE using acetylthiocholine chloride as substrate at pH 8.25 by Michaelis-Menten plot analysis1977Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jan, Volume: 20, Issue:1
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by thiamine. A structure-function study.
AID1367487Lipophilicity, log P of the compound2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 12-01, Volume: 27, Issue:23
Improvement in aqueous solubility achieved via small molecular changes.
AID1147923Dissociation constant, pKa of the compound by potentiometric titration analysis1977Journal of medicinal chemistry, Jan, Volume: 20, Issue:1
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by thiamine. A structure-function study.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (2,094)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990515 (24.59)18.7374
1990's134 (6.40)18.2507
2000's423 (20.20)29.6817
2010's813 (38.83)24.3611
2020's209 (9.98)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 86.89

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index86.89 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.68 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.88 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index157.72 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (86.89)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials6 (0.28%)5.53%
Reviews120 (5.56%)6.00%
Case Studies17 (0.79%)4.05%
Observational2 (0.09%)0.25%
Other2,014 (93.28%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]