thymine catabolic process Gene Set

Dataset GO Biological Process Annotations 2015
Category structural or functional annotations
Type biological process
Description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of thymine, 5-methyluracil, one of the two major pyrimidine bases present (as thymidine) in DNA but not found in RNA other than (as ribothymidine) in transfer RNA, where it is a minor base. (Gene Ontology, GO_0006210)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0006210
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3 genes participating in the thymine catabolic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 dataset.

Symbol Name
ALDH6A1 aldehyde dehydrogenase 6 family, member A1
DPYD dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
DPYS dihydropyrimidinase