Fluorouracil

5-Fluorouracil

Fluorouracil is a pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It is used to treat basal cell carcinomas, and as an injection in palliative cancer treatment. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the thymidylate synthetase conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.

2,4-dihydroxy-5-fluoropyrimidine | 5-FU | 5-flourouracil | 5-fluoracil | 5-fluoro-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione | 5-fluoropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione | 5-fluorouracil | 5-fluorouracyl | 5-fluoruracil | 5-flurouracil | 5-fu | 5‐FU | 5‐fluorouracil | 5‑fluorouracil | fluorouracil