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F6627

5-Fluorouracil

≥99% purity (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

2,4-Dihydroxy-5-fluoropyrimidine, 5-FU, 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H3FN2O2
CAS Number:
51-21-8
Molecular Weight:
130.08
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24278439
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
200-085-6
MDL number:
MFCD00006018
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
127172
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Product Name

5-Fluorouracil, ≥99% (HPLC), powder

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

white

mp

282-286 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M NH4OH: soluble, DMSO/DMF: soluble, methanol: soluble

εmax

7.07 at 265 nm in 0.1 M HCl

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

FC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O

InChI

1S/C4H3FN2O2/c5-2-1-6-4(9)7-3(2)8/h1H,(H2,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

GHASVSINZRGABV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TYMS(7298)

Application

5-Fluorouracil has been used to induce apoptosis in cells. It has been used as a chemosensitizing agent.

Biochem/physiol Actions

A potent antitumor agent that affects pyrimidine synthesis by inhibiting thymidylate synthetase, thus depleting intracellular dTTP pools. It is metabolized to ribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleotides, which can be incorporated into RNA and DNA. Treatment of cells with 5-FU leads to an accumulation of cells in S-phase and has been shown to induce p53 dependent apoptosis.

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pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H301,H351

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
WXBF7653V
WXBD7919V
WXBF4258V
WXBF1881V
WXBD6882V

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