Uracil, MP Biomedical

Description

Uracil HPLC 99.9% is a pyrimidine derivative.

• Used in drug delivery and in pharmaceuticals
• Used in the synthesis of caffeine and in the determination of microbial contamination of tomatoes
• Uracil is produced by hydrolysis of nucleic acid and used in biochemical research
• It serves as an allosteric regulator and coenzyme for reactions in the human body and in plants
• It reacts with fluorine to get 5-fluorouracil, which is an anticancer drug

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 66-22-8
• Molecular Formula: C4H4N2O2
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 112.09
• MDL Number: MFCD00006016
• InChI Key: ISAKRJDGNUQOIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: uracil, 2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine, 2,4 1h,3h-pyrimidinedione, 2,4-pyrimidinediol, pyrimidine-2,4 1h,3h-dione, 2,4-dioxopyrimidine, 2,4-pyrimidinedione, pirod, pyrod, hybar x
• PubChem CID: 1174
• ChEBI: CHEBI:17568
• IUPAC Name: 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
• SMILES: O=C1NC=CC(=O)N1

• Absorbance: UV/Vis: l max (water) 258 ± 2 nm; OD250/OD260 0.82-0.88; OD280/OD260 0.0-0.2
• Melting Point: >300°C (literature)
• Color: White
• pH: Neutral to Litmus Paper (4% aq susp)
• Packaging: Plastic
• Quantity: 1 kg

Safety and Handling

WARNING: Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov