Description: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a uracil analog, an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. 5-Fluorouracil has antitumor activity and affects pyrimidine synthesis through inhibition of thymidylate synthase. 5-Fluorouracil causes apoptosis and autophagy.
CAS Number: 51-21-8
Formula: C4H3FN2O2
Molecular Weight: 130,08
References: Focaccetti C, et al. Effects of 5-fluorouracil on morphology, cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy and ROS production in endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes. PLoS One.