About The Medical Condition Bromouracil

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Bromouracil

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Bromouracil Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Bromouracil?

5-Bromo-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione. Brominated derivative of uracil that acts as an antimetabolite, substituting for thymine in DNA. It is used mainly as an experimental mutagen, but its deoxyriboside (BROMODEOXYURIDINE) is used to treat neoplasms.

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