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5-Propyl-2-thiouracil

Catalog No. P0643 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 2954-52-1 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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Purity ≥98% Email
Storage Chembase ID: 104564

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
5-propyl-2-sulfanylidene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-4-one
IUPAC Traditional name
5-propyl-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-dihydropyrimidin-4-one
Synonyms
PTU

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00057340
PubChem SID 24898118
CAS Number 2954-52-1

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥98%
GHS Pictograms GHS08
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H351
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, full-face particle respirator type N100 (US), Gloves, respirator cartridge type N100 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
GHS Precautionary statements P281
Risk Statements 40
Safety Statements 22-36
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
5-Propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) is used to induce and study mechanisms of hypothyroidism at the levels of thyroid hormone biosynthesis and gene regulation.

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