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Medical Definition of Bromouracil

1. 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. Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, mutagens. Chemical name: 2,4(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-bromo- (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Bromouracil

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1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Col El DNA molecules that are in the process of being replicated are obtained by labeling the replicating Col El DNA in minicells with 5-bromouracil and ..."

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