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5-(Hydroxymethyl)uracil

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H6N2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]O[H].OCC1=CNC(=O)NC1=O

InChI

1S/C5H6N2O3/c8-2-3-1-6-5(10)7-4(3)9/h1,8H,2H2,(H2,6,7,9,10)

InChI key

JDBGXEHEIRGOBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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Rafal Rozalski et al.
Free radical research, 38(11), 1201-1205 (2004-12-29)
In order to eliminate the possibility that diet may influence urinary oxidative DNA lesion levels, in our experiments we used a recently developed technique involving HPLC pre-purification followed by gas chromatography with isotope dilution mass spectrometric detection. This methodology was
Masaki Hori et al.
Nucleic acids research, 31(4), 1191-1196 (2003-02-13)
The oxidation and deamination of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in DNA generates a base-pair between 5-hydroxymethyluracil (5hmU) and guanine. 5hmU normally forms a base-pair with adenine. Therefore, the conversion of 5mC to 5hmU is a potential pathway for the generation of 5mC
Hideharu Hashimoto et al.
Nucleic acids research, 40(11), 4841-4849 (2012-03-01)
Cytosine residues in mammalian DNA occur in at least three forms, cytosine (C), 5-methylcytosine (M; 5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (H; 5hmC). During semi-conservative DNA replication, hemi-methylated (M/C) and hemi-hydroxymethylated (H/C) CpG dinucleotides are transiently generated, where only the parental strand is
Jane E A Wibley et al.
Molecular cell, 11(6), 1647-1659 (2003-06-25)
Cytosine deamination is a major promutagenic process, generating G:U mismatches that can cause transition mutations if not repaired. Uracil is also introduced into DNA via nonmutagenic incorporation of dUTP during replication. In bacteria, uracil is excised by uracil-DNA glycosylases (UDG)
Yoke W Kow
Free radical biology & medicine, 33(7), 886-893 (2002-10-04)
Deamination of DNA bases can occur spontaneously, generating highly mutagenic lesions such as uracil, hypoxanthine, and xanthine. When cells are under oxidative stress that is induced either by oxidizing agents or by mitochondrial dysfunction, additional deamination products such as 5-hydroxymethyluracil

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