5-Fluorouracil

• Supplier: Tocris Bioscience
• Catalog: 5501
• Prices: $59.00
• Sizes: 50 mg
• Cas Number: 51-21-8
• Chemical Name: 5-Fluoro-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione
• Formula: C4H3FN2O2
• Molecular Weight: 130.08
• Purity: >99 %
• Description: Anticancer agent. Metabolized to form fluorodeoxyuridine monophosphate (FdUMP), fluorodeoxyuridine triphosphate (FdUTP) and fluorouridine (FUTP). FdUMP inhibits thymidylate synthase, causing a reduction in dTMP synthesis. FUTP and FdUTP are misincorporated into RNA and DNA respectively.