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Sigma-Aldrich

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

product name

5-Fluorouracil, ≥99% (HPLC), powder

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

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)

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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.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H351

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

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Handbook of Drug Nutrient Interactions Nutrition and Health (2004)
Overexpression of microRNA-125b sensitizes human hepatocellular carcinoma cells to 5-fluorouracil through inhibition of glycolysis by targeting hexokinase II.
Jiang JX
Molecular Medicine Reports, 10, 995-995 (2014)
Coulson CJ
Molecular Mechanisms Of Drug Action (1994)
Curcumin promotes apoptosis, increases chemosensitivity, and inhibits nuclear factor kappaB in esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Hartojo W
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Joe S Matarlo et al.
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