| 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), |