3',3'-diiodothyronine; T2; 2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3-iodophenyl]propanoic acid

Introduction

Formed from deiodination of triiodothyronine (T3) catalyzed by iodothyronine deiodinase (DIO1 & DIO3).

T2 is an inactive metabolite.

More general terms

• thyronine

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=107564
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=65559