Floxuridine

Floxuridine is an antimetabolite used to treat cancer, particularly for hepatic metastases from gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Antineoplastic agents, Cytotoxics and Nucleosides. Its therapeutic use is listed as antineoplastics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Fluorodeoxyuridine and Floxuridinum. Its PubChem CID is 5790.

CAS No 50-91-9
Molecular Formula C9H11FN2O5
Molecular Weight 246.19 g/mol
Synonyms 5-fluoro-1-[(2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidine-2,4-dione

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