Term Name: 5-(hydroxymethyl)cytosine
Synonyms: 4-Amino-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, 4-amino-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine
Definition: A nucleobase analogue that is cytosine in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a hydroxymethyl group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:76792]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aminopyrimidine aromatic primary alcohol nucleobase analogue pyrimidone
has_functional_parent: cytosine
has_role: human metabolite mouse metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 5-(beta-D-glucosylmethyl)cytosine