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5-Hydroxyuracil

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Also known as Dihydropyrimidine-2,4,5(3H)-trione, Isobarbituric acid

5-Hydroxyuracil is an oxidized form of cytosine that is produced by the oxidative deamination of cytosines by reactive oxygen species. It does not distort the DNA molecule and is bypassed by replicative DNA polymerases. It can miscode for adenine and is potentially mutagenic.

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128.022
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chemical formula
C₄H₄N₂O₃
canonical SMILES
C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)O
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5-Hydroxyuracil
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5-Hydroxyuracil is an oxidized form of cytosine that is produced by the oxidative deamination of cytosines by reactive oxygen species. It does not distort the DNA molecule and is bypassed by replicative DNA polymerases. It can miscode for adenine and is potentially mutagenic.

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