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General Description
• 5-Fluorouracil is an antimetabolite and antineoplastic that prevents DNA synthesis by blocking conversion of deoxyuridylic acid
• 5-Fluorouracil can replace uracil in RNA and prevent protein synthesis and cell growth
Applications
• 5-Fluorouracil can be used for laboratory research on tumor growth and immunosuppression
• 5-Fluorouracil may also be appropriate for laboratory studies of neurotoxicity, cell lysis, and DNA damage
Literature References
Kato, K.; Shah, M.A.; Enzinger, P.; Bennouna, J.; Shen, L.; Adenis, A.; Sun, J.M.; Cho, B.C.; Özgüroğlu, M.; Kojima, T.; Kostorov, V.; Hierro, C.; Zhu, Y.; McLean, L.A.; Shah, S.; Doi, T. KEYNOTE-590: Phase III study of first-line chemotherapy with or without pembrolizumab for advanced esophageal cancer. Future Oncol. 2019, (10), 1057-1066.
Wagner, A.D.; Syn, N.L.; Moehler, M.; Grothe, W.; Yong, W.P.; Tai, B.C.; Ho, J. Unverzagt S. Chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017, 8(8), CD004064.