Backbone Sugars and Nucleobases

Applications Modified nucleotide, essential for normal cell growth in some bacterial species. This compound is also able to chelate several metal ions.
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Applications 4-Thiouracil is a derivative of Uracil (U801000), which is a nitrogenous base in RNA nucleic acid. 4-Thiouracil is used for tagging in cell type-specific RNA isolation from intact complex tissues.
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Applications 1,3-Diethyl-5-nitroso-6-aminouracil (cas# 89073-60-9) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.