Term Name: 5-bromouracil
Synonyms: 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-bromo-2,4-pyrimidinedione, 5-bromo-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 5-bromopyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, 5-BrU, 5-BU, bromouracil
Definition: A pyrimidine having keto groups at the 2- and 4-positions and a bromo group at the 5-position. Used mainly as an experimental mutagen.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:20552]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: nucleobase analogue pyrimidines
has_functional_parent: uracil
has_role: mutagen