Tetrahydrouridine

Tetrahydrouridine

• SMILES: O[C@H]1[C@@H](O[C@H](CO)[C@H]1O)N2C(=O)NC(O)CC2
• Formula: C9H16N2O6

• Purity: 0.98
• CAS#: 18771-50-1
• Molecular Weight: 248.24
• Bioactivity: Tetrahydrouridine (THU) is a multidrug resistance modulator. It can be used in cancer treatment to make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. THU is a competitive cytidine deaminase(CDA) inhibitor that inhibits deamination in the catabolism of cytotoxic deoxycytidine analogs such as ara-C and Gemcitabine.

For research use only.