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Sigma-Aldrich

4-Thiouracil

97%

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxy-4-mercaptopyrimidine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4N2OS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.15
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

powder

mp

295 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M NaOH: soluble 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

Oc1nccc(S)n1

InChI

1S/C4H4N2OS/c7-4-5-2-1-3(8)6-4/h1-2H,(H2,5,6,7,8)

InChI key

OVONXEQGWXGFJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

4-Thiouracil is suitable reagent employed in Schneider′s media for the embryos during RNA extraction. It may be employed as reagent for the Northwestern blotting technique.

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

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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Qing S Wang et al.
RNA (New York, N.Y.), 11(4), 404-411 (2005-02-11)
Isolating the core functional elements of an RNA is normally performed during the characterization of a new RNA in order to simplify further biochemical analysis. The removal of extraneous sequence is challenging and can lead to biases that result from
Margaret A Nakamoto et al.
RNA (New York, N.Y.), 23(12), 1834-1849 (2017-08-31)
RNA contains over 100 modified nucleotides that are created post-transcriptionally, among which pseudouridine (Ψ) is one of the most abundant. Although it was one of the first modifications discovered, the biological role of this modification is still not fully understood.
Linda Warfield et al.
Molecular cell, 68(1), 118-129 (2017-09-19)
Previous studies suggested that expression of most yeast mRNAs is dominated by either transcription factor TFIID or SAGA. We re-examined the role of TFIID by rapid depletion of S. cerevisiae TFIID subunits and measurement of changes in nascent transcription. We find that
Structure and tautomerism of the neutral and monoanionic forms of 4-thiouracil derivatives.
A Psoda et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96(22), 6832-6839 (1974-10-30)
Jeanine S Morey et al.
PloS one, 8(6), e66347-e66347 (2013-06-19)
Dinoflagellates possess many physiological processes that appear to be under post-transcriptional control. However, the extent to which their genes are regulated post-transcriptionally remains unresolved. To gain insight into the roles of differential mRNA stability and de novo transcription in dinoflagellates

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