5-Formyluracil may be used for the preparation of covalently linked base with 5-aminocytosine pair via Schiff base formation.
Nucleoside derivatives of 5-substituted uracil have been explored for their potential application as anti-viral agents and in the treatment of tumors.
ChEBI: A pyrimidone resulting from the formal oxidation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 5-hydroxymethyluracil to the corresponding aldehyde. It is a major one-electron photooxidation product of thymine in oligodeoxynucleotides.
