5-Bromouracil CAS:51-20-7 Manufacturer Price

5-bromouracil is a synthetic analog of thymine, a component of DNA. When present in DNA, 5-bromouracil can undergo a tautomeric shift, leading to mispairing with guanine during DNA replication, which can result in mutations. This property has made 5-bromouracil useful as a mutagen in genetic research, particularly for studying mutation rates and mechanisms. It has also been used to investigate nucleic acid structure and function, as well as in studies related to DNA repair and replication processes. Additionally, 5-bromouracil has been used to study mutagenesis and gene expression in various organisms.