Chemicals and Drugs

Arabinofuranosyluracil

A pyrimidine nucleoside formed in the body by the deamination of CYTARABINE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A pyrimidine nucleoside formed in the body by the deamination of CYTARABINE.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C9H12N2O6
Molecular Weight
244.20 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
40436-51-9
IUPAC Name
1-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidine-2,4-dione
InChIKey
DRTQHJPVMGBUCF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D001086
Source
PubChem CID 1177

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Classification

Broader headings

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • 1-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyl Uracil
  • Ara-U
  • Arabinosyluracil
  • Arauridine
  • Sponguridine
  • Uracil Arabinofuranoside
  • Uracil Arabinoside
  • 1 beta D Arabinofuranosyl Uracil
  • Ara U
  • Arabinofuranoside, Uracil
  • Arabinoside, Uracil
  • Uracil, 1-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyl
  • NSC 68928

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/biosyn /physiol permitted

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History Note

91(76); was see under URIDINE/analogs & derivatives 1978-90; was see under PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDES 1976-77

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Previous Indexing

  • Arabinose (1972-1974)/analogs & derivatives (1975)
  • Nucleosides (1972-1974)
  • Uracil (1972-1974)
  • Uridine/analogs & derivatives (1975)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D03w.383.742.680.852w.150
  2. D13.570w.065.090
  3. D13.570w.685.852w.150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arabinofuranosyluracil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001086. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001086
  2. Arabinofuranosyluracil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73855346
  3. Arabinofuranosyluracil. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1177. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1177