Term Name: | 5-formyluracil |
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Synonyms: | 2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde, 5fU, FoU, uracil 5-carbaldehyde |
Definition: | A pyrimidone resulting from the formal oxidation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 5-hydroxymethyluracil to the corresponding aldehyde. It is a major one-electron photooxidation product of thymine in oligodeoxynucleotides. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:80961] ( EBI ) |