Catalogue Number | T384010 |
Chemical Name | 4-Thiouridine |
Synonyms | Thiouridine; NSC 518132; |
CAS Number | 13957-31-8 |
Molecular Formula | C₉H₁₂N₂O₅S |
Appearance | Light Yellow to Yellow Solid |
Melting Point | 80-83°C |
Molecular Weight | 260.27 |
Storage | Refrigerator |
Solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Sonicated) |
Category | Research Tools; |
Applications | Nucleotide analogue, essential for cell growth in certain bacterial species. This compound is also able to chelate with certain metal ions, and in tRNA it can act as a built-in antiphotomutagenic agent that protects Escherichia coli cells against mutagenesis. |
References | Caldeira de Araujo, A., et al.: Embo J., 5, 175 (1986), Mishima, Y., et al.: Embo J., 14, 2679 (1995), |