Product Name :
5-Fluorouracil, 99%
Synonym:
IUPAC Name :
5-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
CAS NO.:
51-21-8
Molecular Weight :
Molecular formula:
C4H3FN2O2
Smiles:
FC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O
Description:
5-Fluorouracil is used as an antitumor agent in the treatment of anal, breast, colorectal, oesophageal, stomach, pancreatic and skin cancers.J-147 It finds application as a suicide inhibitor due to its irreversible inhibition of thymidylate synthase.Tigecycline It is also used in the treatment of actinic keratoses and bowen’s disease.PMID:23991096 Further, it serves as a potent antineoplastic agent in clinical use. In addition to this, it acts as a DNA synthesis inhibitor.
