C4H3BrN2O2
190.98 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
5-Bromouracil
CAS51-20-7EC200-084-0
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
Research Compound
5-Bromouracil is a brominated derivative of uracil that acts as an antimetabolite and base analog, substituting for thymine in DNA to induce mutations. It is primarily used as an experimental mutagen in laboratory research.
experimental mutagenresearch reagentprecursor for 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine
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Safety Reference
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
5-bromo-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
InChIKey
LQLQRFGHAALLLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)Br
Synonyms (22)
- 5-BU
- URB
- 5-BrU
- 5-Brom-6-hydroxypyrimidinon
- 5-Bromouracil
- 5-bromopyrimidine-2,4-diol
- Bromhydroxypyrimidinon
- Bromuracil
- Uracil, 5-bromo-
- Uracil, 5-bromo- (VAN)