Thymidylate synthase

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thymidylate synthetase
Identifiers
Symbol TYMS TS
HUGO 12441
Entrez 7298
OMIM 188350
RefSeq NM_001071
UniProt P04818
Other data
EC number 2.1.1.45
Locus Chr. 18 p11.31-11.21

Thymidylate synthase is an enzyme used to generate dihydrofolate to create thymidine triphosphate.

As one of the targets in chemotherapy, it can be inhibited by fluorouracil.

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