Backbone Sugars and Nucleobases

Applications 1,3-Diethyl-5-nitroso-6-aminouracil (cas# 89073-60-9) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Applications 9-(2-Propenyl)adenine is an N-substituted purine used in the preparation of mesityl dihydroisoxazolyl homo-N-nucleosides.
References Thalassitis, A. et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 19, 6433 (2009); Chiacchio, U. et al.: Tetrahedron, 60, 441 (2004)

Applications 5,6-Dihydrothymine is a derivative of Thymine, a nucleobase in the nucleic acid of DNA . 5,6-Dihydrothymine is a radiolysis product of DNA.
References Hubbard, K. et al.: Biochemistry, 28, 4382 (1989); Cadet, J. et al.: Int. J. Rad. Biol. Rel. Stud. Phys. Chem. Med., 39, 119 (1981);

Applications Nucleoside derivatives of 5-substituted uracil have been explored for their potential application as anti-viral agents and in the treatment of tumors.
References Ressner, E.C., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 19, 1, 194 (1976)

Applications 5-Hydroxymethyluracil (cas# 4433-40-3) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Applications 6-Amino-5-1,3-dimethyl-5-(formamido)uracil is a substitued uracilic metabolite of methylxanthine and is also a metabolite of Theophylline (T343850). 6-Amino-5-1,3-dimethyl-5-(formamido)uracil has been used for the synthesis of 8-arylaminotheophyllines.
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Impurity Zidovudine EP Impurity C
Applications Thymine (Zidovudine EP Impurity C) is a nitrogenous base component in the nucleic acid of DNA.
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Applications 6-​Phenyl-​2-​thiouracil is a reagent used in the synthesis of antifungal agents.
References Gullapelli, K. et al.: Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 4, 59 (2014);

Applications Reagent used in the preparation of Antithyroid agents.
References Toropov, A., et al.: Eur. J. Med. Chem., 45, 3581 (2010), Daniels, C., et al>.: J. Bacteriol., 192, 2169 (2010), Castillo-Garit, J., et al.: Eur. J. Pharm. Sci., 39, 30 (2010),

Impurity Aciclovir EP Impurity B
Applications Guanine is one of the five nucleobases incorporated into biological nucleic acids. Guanine, along with adenine and cytosine, is present in both DNA and RNA, whereas thymine is usually seen only in DNA, and uracil only in RNA. Aciclovir EP Impurity B.
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Applications An intermediate in the preparation of thymidine derivatives
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Applications 6-Benzyl-2-thiouracil (cas# 6336-50-1) is a useful research chemical.

Stability Hygroscopic
Applications 5-Hydroxymethyl-2’-deoxyuridine acts as a biomarker for the diagnosis for oxidative stress in humans. Used as a diagnostic to for propensitiy for the development of breast cancer.
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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 5,6-Dimethylthiouracil is a heterocyclic building block.