Term Name: | 5-ethynyluridine |
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Synonyms: | 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-5-ethynylpyrimidine-2,4-dione, 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-5-ethynylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, 5-ethynyl uridine, 5-ethynyluridine, 5-EU, EU |
Definition: | A terminal acetylenic compound that is uridine substituted by an ethynyl group at position 5. It is a labeling reagent which is used to measure RNA synthesis in proliferating cells. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:233437] ( EBI ) |