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3-Methyluracil

Synonym(s):

3-MeU

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H6N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.11
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.51

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)NC=CC1=O

InChI

1S/C5H6N2O2/c1-7-4(8)2-3-6-5(7)9/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,9)

InChI key

VPLZGVOSFFCKFC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

3-Methyluracil is a methylated uracil or a uracil derivative.

Application

3-Methyluracil (3-MeU) is used along with other methyl-pyrimidines to study relative physical chemical parameters.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mihajlo Etinski et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(19), 4915-4923 (2010-05-07)
In this work we investigated the lowest-lying electronic excitations for a series of methyl-substituted uracil derivatives, i.e., uracil, 1-methyluracil, 3-methyluracil, thymine, 1-methylthymine, 1,3-dimethyluracil, 3-methylthymine, 1,3-dimethylthymine, and their microhydrated complexes by means of coupled cluster singles and approximate doubles (CC2) and
A Nyéki et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 55(1), 62-67 (2003-01-22)
(i) To compare the phenotyping of healthy subjects for NAT2 and CYP1A2 activities with caffeine, by the simultaneous assay of the urinary metabolites AFMU and AAMU, and (ii) to ascertain whether NAT2 and CYP1A2 phenotyping is influenced by the use
S Fujita et al.
Radiation research, 114(2), 207-214 (1988-05-01)
Using a pulse radiolysis technique, some nucleic base radicals were produced by the reactions of sulfate radical, SO4-, with 1-, 3-, 5-, and 6-methyluracils, and their optical and kinetic natures were observed. All of their absorption spectra showed main peaks
Guifang Jia et al.
FEBS letters, 582(23-24), 3313-3319 (2008-09-09)
The human obesity susceptibility gene, FTO, encodes a protein that is homologous to the DNA repair AlkB protein. The AlkB family proteins utilize iron(II), alpha-ketoglutarate (alpha-KG) and dioxygen to perform oxidative repair of alkylated nucleobases in DNA and RNA. We
Anna Zhachkina et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(51), 18376-18385 (2009-11-26)
The gas-phase substitution reactions of methyl chloride and 1,3-dimethyluracil (at the N1-CH(3)) are examined computationally and experimentally. It is found that, although hydrochloric acid and 3-methyluracil are similar in acidity, the leaving group abilities of chloride and N1-deprotonated 3-methyluracil are

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