CHEBI:17568 - uracil

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ChEBI Name uracil
ChEBI ID CHEBI:17568
Definition A common and naturally occurring pyrimidine nucleobase in which the pyrimidine ring is substituted with two oxo groups at positions 2 and 4. Found in RNA, it base pairs with adenine and replaces thymine during DNA transcription.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:46375, CHEBI:9882, CHEBI:15288, CHEBI:27210
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Formula C4H4N2O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 112.08684
Monoisotopic Mass 112.02728
InChI InChI=1S/C4H4N2O2/c7-3-1-2-5-4(8)6-3/h1-2H,(H2,5,6,7,8)
InChIKey ISAKRJDGNUQOIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O=c1cc[nH]c(=O)[nH]1
Metabolite of Species Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067 See: PubMed
Daphnia magna (NCBI:txid35525) See: Mixtures of similarly acting compounds in Daphnia magna: From gene to metabolite and beyondTine Vandenbrouck, Oliver A.H. Jones, Nathalie Dom, Julian L. Griffin, Wim De CoenEnvironment International 36 (2010) 254-268
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCBI:txid4932) Source: yeast.sf.net See: PubMed
Escherichia coli (NCBI:txid562) See: PubMed
Cordyceps sinensis (NCBI:txid72228) Found in mycelium (BTO:0001436). Ethanolic extract of dried mycelia See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: DOI
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): Escherichia coli metabolite
Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
mouse metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
Daphnia magna metabolite
A Daphnia metabolite produced by the species Daphnia magna.
allergen
A chemical compound, or part thereof, which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.
Application(s): prodrug
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role Daphnia magna metabolite (CHEBI:83056)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role allergen (CHEBI:50904)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) has role prodrug (CHEBI:50266)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) is a pyrimidine nucleobase (CHEBI:26432)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) is a pyrimidone (CHEBI:38337)
uracil (CHEBI:17568) is tautomer of (4S)-4-hydroxy-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one (CHEBI:43254)
Incoming (5R)-6-hydroxy-5-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperidin-1-yl]-5-phenyluracil (CHEBI:40990) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
(Z)-2-methylureidoacrylic acid (CHEBI:143867) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
({[(1R,2R)-2-(uracil-1-yl)cyclopentyl]oxy}methyl)phosphonic acid (CHEBI:42248) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1,3-dimethyluracil (CHEBI:74763) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1,5-dimethyluracil (CHEBI:74765) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1-(3-O-phosphono-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)uracil (CHEBI:46271) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-isopropyl-6-(phenylsulfanyl)uracil (CHEBI:40152) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1-[3-(4-carboxypiperidin-1-yl)-3-deoxy-β-D-arabinofuranosyl]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (CHEBI:44260) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
1-methyluracil (CHEBI:69445) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
2'-deoxyuridine (CHEBI:16450) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3,5-dimethyluracil (CHEBI:74766) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3-(5-bromouracil-1-yl)-L-alanine (CHEBI:47280) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3-(5-fluorouracil-1-yl)-L-alanine (CHEBI:42549) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3-(5-iodouracil-1-yl)-L-alanine (CHEBI:43500) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3-(uracil-1-yl)-L-alanine (CHEBI:15851) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
3-methyluracil (CHEBI:74732) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
4-[(1E,7E)-8-(2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-4-yl)-3,6-dioxa-2,7-diazaocta-1,7-dien-1-yl]benzoic acid (CHEBI:39893) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
4-thiouracil (CHEBI:232485) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5,6-dihydrouracil (CHEBI:15901) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5,6-dihydroxyuracil (CHEBI:132197) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-(4,5-dihydroxypentyl)uracil (CHEBI:132195) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-[3-(benzyloxy)benzyl]-6-hydroxy-1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (CHEBI:40929) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-acetamido-6-formamido-3-methyluracil (CHEBI:32643) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-benzyl-1-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)uracil (CHEBI:41037) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-benzyloxybenzylacyclouridine (CHEBI:39579) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-bromouracil (CHEBI:20552) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-carboxy-2'-deoxyuridine (CHEBI:102485) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-chloro-6-{[(2Z)-2-iminopyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}uracil (CHEBI:47334) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-chlorouracil (CHEBI:60762) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-diazouracil (CHEBI:34454) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-fluorouracil (CHEBI:46345) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-hydroxymethyluracil (CHEBI:16964) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-hydroxyuracil (CHEBI:29115) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-iodouracil (CHEBI:43636) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
5-nitrouracil (CHEBI:60763) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-(3,5-dimethylbenzyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-isopropyluracil (CHEBI:42702) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(1,2-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149751) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(1,3-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149756) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(1,4-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149744) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(1,5-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149720) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(1-deoxy-D-ribityl)methyl]-5-[(1E)-3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl]uracil (CHEBI:149716) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149753) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(3-hydroxypropyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149757) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(4-hydroxybutyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149748) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-[(5-hydroxypentyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil (CHEBI:149728) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-benzyl-1-(benzyloxymethyl)-5-isopropyluracil (CHEBI:45910) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-cyclohexylsulfanyl-1-ethoxymethyl-5-isopropyluracil (CHEBI:62748) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-methyl-5-[(1E)-3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl]uracil (CHEBI:149702) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-methyluracil (CHEBI:74733) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
6-propyl-2-thiouracil (CHEBI:8502) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
aminouracil (CHEBI:22532) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
butafenacil (CHEBI:143863) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
dasabuvir (CHEBI:85182) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
emivirine (CHEBI:44143) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
orotate (CHEBI:30839) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
orotic acid (CHEBI:16742) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
saflufenacil (CHEBI:142824) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
thiouracil (CHEBI:348530) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
tipiracil (CHEBI:90879) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
uracil-5-carboxylic acid (CHEBI:17477) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
uracil-6-ylacetic acid (CHEBI:46371) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
uridine (CHEBI:16704) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
uridines (CHEBI:27242) has functional parent uracil (CHEBI:17568)
uracil-1-yl group (CHEBI:30759) is substituent group from uracil (CHEBI:17568)
(4S)-4-hydroxy-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one (CHEBI:43254) is tautomer of uracil (CHEBI:17568)
IUPAC Name
pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
Synonyms Sources
2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione NIST Chemistry WebBook
2,4-Dioxopyrimidine HMDB
2,4-Pyrimidinedione HMDB
U ChEBI
Ura CBN
Uracil KEGG COMPOUND
URACIL PDBeChem
uracil UniProt
Urazil ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00001513 KNApSAcK
C00106 KEGG COMPOUND
D00027 KEGG DRUG
DB03419 DrugBank
HMDB0000300 HMDB
URA PDBeChem
Uracil Wikipedia
URACIL MetaCyc
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2896 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
606623 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
66-22-8 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
66-22-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
66-22-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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14 May 2020