Fluorouracil

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Fluorouracil

Description of the Drug

Fluorouracil is a pyrimidine analog used to treat basal cell carcinomas, and as an injection in palliative cancer treatment.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00544

Brand Name(s)

5.f.u., Accusite, Actikerall, Adrucil, Carac, Efudex, Efudix, Fluoroplex, Fluorouracil, Fluoro-uracil roche, Tolak

Company Owner(s)

Marchar Laboratories Inc Ltd, Elorac Inc, Ebewe Pharma Ges Mbh Nfg Kg, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bedford Laboratories Div Ben Venue Laboratories Inc, Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc, Novast Laboratories Ltd, Accord Healthcare Inc, Mayne Pharma Llc, Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Thymidylate synthase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL1952
RNA NUCLEIC-ACID INHIBITOR CHEMBL2311222
DNA NUCLEIC-ACID INHIBITOR CHEMBL2311221

Unichem Links

Atlas 5-fluorouracil 5-fluourouracil
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3646
PharmGKB PA128406956
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014684
DrugBank DB00544
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15218968
PubChem 3385
Mcule MCULE-6338086431
NMRShiftDB 20027309
LINCS LSM-4261
Nikkaji J4.489J
PDBe URF
BindingDB 50340677
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID2020634
DrugCentral 26
Brenda 229065 155282 51649 229064 812
ChemicalBook CB8162744
Guide to Pharmacology 4789
rxnorm EFUDEX TOLAK ADRUCIL CARAC FLUOROPLEX FLUOROURACIL
KEGG Ligand C07649
ChEBI 46345
ZINC ZINC000038212689