5-Fluorouridine

Description

5-Fluorouridine (316-46-1) is an inhibitor of ribozyme self-cleavage in mammalian cells.1? Induces apoptosis in HCT-116 colorectal carcinoma cells causing diverse gene expression patterns suggesting that mechanisms besides global inhibition of RNA synthesis and processing contribute to 5-fluorouridine cytotoxicity.2 Cell permeable and active in vivo.

Chemical properties

White Powder

The Uses of 5-Fluorouridine

5-Fluoro Uridine is an active metabolite of Doxifluridine (D556750).

The Uses of 5-Fluorouridine

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The Uses of 5-Fluorouridine

5-Fluorouridine exhibits anticancer activity. It is often used in chemical and biochemical comparison studies with fluorouracil and thymine analogs. It is an active metabolite of Doxifluridine.

What are the applications of Application

5-Fluorouridine is a proapoptotic and cytotoxic nucleoside analog

Definition

ChEBI: An organofluorine compound that is uridine bearing a fluoro substituent at position 5 on the uracil ring.

General Description

5-Fluorouridine (FUrd) is a fluoropyrimidine nucleoside analog and a cell-permeable modified RNA precursor.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-Fluorouridine (FUrd) is cytotoxic towards cancer cells. FUrd is often used in chemical and biochemical comparison studies with fluorouracil and thymine analogs.

Purification Methods

5Fluorouridine is recrystallised from EtOH/Et2O and dried at 100o in a vacuum. UV: max 269nm (pH 7.2, H2O), 270nm (pH 14, H2O). [Liang et al. Mol Pharmacol 21 224 1982, Beilstein 24 III/IV 1231.]

References

1) Yen et al. (2006), Identification of inhibitors of ribozyme self-cleavage in mammalian cells via high-throughput screening of chemical libraries; RNA, 12 797 2) Schmittgen et al. (2005), Diverse gene expression pattern during 5-fluorouridine-induced apoptosis; Int. J. Oncol., 27 297