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uracil

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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.

Term info

Label

uracil

Synonyms
  • URACIL
  • Uracil
  • pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • uracil
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C4H4N2O2

has alternative id

CHEBI:46375, CHEBI:27210, CHEBI:15288, CHEBI:9882

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 2,4-Dioxopyrimidine, U, Ura, Urazil, 2,4-Pyrimidinedione

id

CHEBI:17568

inchi

InChI=1S/C4H4N2O2/c7-3-1-2-5-4(8)6-3/h1-2H,(H2,5,6,7,8)

inchikey

ISAKRJDGNUQOIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

112.08684

monoisotopicmass

112.02728

smiles

O=c1cc[nH]c(=O)[nH]1