Hydroxymethyl uracil is a product of oxidative damage to DNA, predominantly by hydroxyl radical via the Fenton reaction.1,2,3
1
Zastawny, T.H., Altman, S.A., Randers-Eichhorn, L., et al. DNA base modifications and membrane damage in cultured mammalian cells treated with iron ions. Free Radic Biol Med181013-1022(1995).
2
Spencer, J.P.E., Jenner, A., Chimel, K., et al. DNA strand breakage and base modification induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment of human respiratory tract epithelial cells. FEBS Lett374233-236(1995).
3
Jaruga, P., Zastawny, T.H., Skokowski, J., et al. Oxidative DNA base damage and antioxidant enzyme activities in human lung cancer. FEBS Lett34159-64(1994).
Formal Name
5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione
CAS Number
4433-40-3
Molecular Formula
C5H6N2O3
Formula Weight
142.1
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
≥98%
λmax
263 nm
Stability
2 years
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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O=C(N1[H])C(CO)=CN([H])C1=O
Background Reading
Spencer, J.P.E., Jenner, A., Chimel, K., et al. DNA strand breakage and base modification induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment of human respiratory tract epithelial cells. FEBS Lett374233-236(1995).
Jaruga, P., Zastawny, T.H., Skokowski, J., et al. Oxidative DNA base damage and antioxidant enzyme activities in human lung cancer. FEBS Lett34159-64(1994).
Zastawny, T.H., Altman, S.A., Randers-Eichhorn, L., et al. DNA base modifications and membrane damage in cultured mammalian cells treated with iron ions. Free Radic Biol Med181013-1022(1995).
Hydroxymethyl Uracil is available in the following screening
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