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Words related to uracil

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  • bromouracil

    a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties

  • adenine

    a purine base present in tissues of all living organisms as a constituent of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA and of certain coenzymes; 6-aminopurine. Formula: C5H5N5; melting pt: 360–365°C

  • base pair

    a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA

  • complementary base

    either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA.

  • fluorouracil

    a pyrimidine analog, C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of certain cancers.
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