Concept information
Preferred term
Fluorouracil
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- 5 Fluorouracil
- 5-Fluorouracil
- 5-FU
- 5FU
- Fluoruracil
Scope note
- A pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the THYMIDYLATE SYNTHETASE conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.
In other languages
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Finnish
-
fluorouracilum
-
Flurablastin
-
Swedish
-
5-FU
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Fluorouracilnatriumsalt
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005472
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