Term Name: 5-formyluracil
Synonyms: 2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde, 5fU, FoU, uracil 5-carbaldehyde
Definition: A pyrimidone resulting from the formal oxidation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 5-hydroxymethyluracil to the corresponding aldehyde. It is a major one-electron photooxidation product of thymine in oligodeoxynucleotides.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:80961]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aldehyde nucleobase analogue pyrimidone
has_functional_parent: 5-hydroxymethyluracil thymine
has_role: human metabolite mutagen