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A Chemical Model of Thymidylate Synthetase. Formation of a Thymine Derivative via an Exocyclic Methylene Intermediate
Meij, Paul F. C. van der,Lohmann, Ruth D.,Waard, Eduard R. de,Chen, Tjoe B. R. A.,Pandit, Upendra K.
, p. 1229 - 1230 (1985)
Reaction of 6-aminouracil derivatives with imidazolidines (methylenetetrahydrofolate models), in the presence of acid, gives an exocyclic methylene intermediate which reacts with nucleophiles present in the mixture or can be reduced to a thymine derivative.
