Molecular Formula: C
4H
3BrN
2O
2 Molecular Weight: 190.98282
InChIKey: LQLQRFGHAALLLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
5-Bromo-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione. Brominated derivative of uracil that acts as an antimetabolite, substituting for thymine in DNA. It is used mainly as an experimental mutagen, but its deoxyriboside (BROMODEOXYURIDINE) is used to treat neoplasms.
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