Product Description: 4′-Thiouridine (1-(4-thio-beta-D-ribofuranosyl)uracil) is a purine nucleoside analogue. Purine nucleoside analogs have broad antitumor activity targeting indolent lymphoid malignancies. Anticancer mechanisms in this process rely on inhibition of DNA synthesis, induction of apoptosis, etc[1].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C9H12N2O5S
References: [1]Robak T, Robak P. Purine nucleoside analogs in the treatment of rarer chronic lymphoid leukemias. Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(23):3373-88.