5-Hydroxymethyluracil (Standard)
5-Hydroxymethyluracil is a product of oxidative DNA damage. 5-Hydroxymethyluracil can be used as a potential epigenetic mark enhancing or inhibiting transcription with bacterial RNA polymerase.
Product Specifications
CAS Number
4433-40-3
UNSPSC
12352005
Target
Endogenous Metabolite
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Field of Research
Others
Smiles
O=C1NC(C(CO)=CN1)=O
Molecular Formula
C5H6N2O3
Molecular Weight
142.11
References & Citations
[1]Djuric Z, et al. Quantitation of 5- (hydroxymethyl) uracil in DNA by gas chromatography with mass spectral detection. Chem Res Toxicol. 1991 Nov-Dec;4 (6) :687-91.|[2]Janoušková M, et al. 5- (Hydroxymethyl) uracil and -cytosine as potential epigenetic marks enhancing or inhibiting transcription with bacterial RNA polymerase. Chem Commun (Camb) . 2017 Dec 12;53 (99) :13253-13255.
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