Thymidine triphosphate

Thymidine triphosphate
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Identifiers
CAS number	365-08-2
PubChem	1151
MeSH	thymidine+5'-triphosphate
Properties
Molecular formula	C10H17N2O14P3
Molar mass	482.168
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Thymidine triphosphate or TTP is one of the four nucleoside triphosphates that are used in the in vivo synthesis of DNA.

It can be used by DNA ligase to create overlapping "sticky ends" so that protruding ends of opened microbial plasmids may be closed up.

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