4-Amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidineWithin the field of biochemistry, 4-amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine (HMP) also known as toxopyrimidine together with its mono phosphate (HMP-P) and pyrophosphate (HMP-PP) esters are biogenetic precursors to the important biochemical cofactor thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), a derivative of thiamine (vitamin B1). Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article 4-Amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine, revision 1333068235.

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C6H9N3O, 139.16 g/mol

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