Description
A pyrimidine base; is an inactive metabolite of the antiviral agents sorivudine and BVDU that may be regenerated to BVDU in vivo; irreversibly inactivates DPD in an NADPH-dependent manner; enhances the efficacy of the chemotherapeutic agent and DPD substrate 5-FU in a P388 murine leukemia model at 200 µmol/kg, increasing survival time
Formal name: 5-[(1E)-2-bromoethenyl]-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione
Synonyms: BVU
Molecular weight: 217
CAS: 69304-49-0
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Synthetic Intermediates & Building Blocks||Research Area|Cancer||Research Area|Immunology & Inflammation||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Viral Diseases