5-Azidomethyl-2',3',5'-tri-O-benzoyl uridine

Uses

5-Azidomethyl-2’,3’,5’-tri-O-benzoyl uridine is a thymidine analog. Analogs of this series have insertional activity towards replicated DNA. They can be used to label cells and track DNA synthesis[1]. 5-Azidomethyl-2’,3’,5’-tri-O-benzoyl uridine is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

References

[1] Cavanagh BL, et al. Thymidine analogues for tracking DNA synthesis. Molecules. 2011 Sep 15;16(9):7980-93. DOI:10.3390/molecules16097980