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4-THIOURACIL

CAS No.
591-28-6
Chemical Name:
4-THIOURACIL
Synonyms
KC 135;4-thiouracyl;4-THIOURACIL;4-Thiouracil97%;Uracil, 4-thio-;4-Thiouracil 97%;4-Thiouracil ,98%;4-mercaptopyrimidin-2-ol;4-Thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-2-one;2-HYDROXY-4-MERCAPTOPYRIMIDINE
CBNumber:
CB4469328
Molecular Formula:
C4H4N2OS
Molecular Weight:
128.15
MDL Number:
MFCD00090842
MOL File:
591-28-6.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-05-28 02:10:15

4-THIOURACIL Properties

Melting point 295 °C (dec.) (lit.)
Density 1.368 (estimate)
refractive index 1.7000 (estimate)
storage temp. Store at -20°C
solubility 1 M NaOH: soluble50mg/mL
pka 5.38±0.20(Predicted)
form Powder
color Yellow
InChI InChI=1S/C4H4N2OS/c7-4-5-2-1-3(8)6-4/h1-2H,(H2,5,6,7,8)
InChIKey OVONXEQGWXGFJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1(=O)NC=CC(=S)N1
CAS DataBase Reference 591-28-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
UNSPSC Code 12352100
NACRES NA.22

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H302+H312+H332
Precautionary statements  P261-P264-P280-P301+P312-P302+P352+P312-P304+P340+P312
PPE dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
Hazard Codes  Xn
Risk Statements  20/21/22
Safety Statements  36
WGK Germany  3
HS Code  29335990
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
Hazard Classifications Acute Tox. 4 Oral
NFPA 704
1
2 0

4-THIOURACIL price More Price(38)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 440736 4-Thiouracil 97% 591-28-6 1g $115 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical T2757 4-Thiouracil >97.0%(HPLC)(T) 591-28-6 1g $124 2026-04-30 Buy
Cayman Chemical 16952 4-Thiouracil ≥98% 591-28-6 500mg $60 2026-04-30 Buy
Cayman Chemical 16952 4-Thiouracil ≥98% 591-28-6 1g $97 2026-04-30 Buy
Cayman Chemical 16952 4-Thiouracil ≥98% 591-28-6 5g $423 2026-04-30 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
440736 1g $115 Buy
T2757 1g $124 Buy
16952 500mg $60 Buy
16952 1g $97 Buy
16952 5g $423 Buy

4-THIOURACIL Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

4-Thiouracil is a site-specific, photoactivatable probe used to detect RNA structures and nucleic acid-nucleic acid contacts. It absorbs ultraviolet light >300 nm and, in the presence of oxygen, acts as an energy donor to produce singlet oxygen by triplet-triplet energy transfer. The highly reactive oxygen species then reacts readily with 4-thiouracil, leading to the production of uracil and uracil-6-sulfonate, which is fluorescent at a wavelength of ~390 nm. 4-Thiouracil is used as a T. gondii uracil phosphoribosyltransferase substrate to produce 4-thiouridine monophosphate, which can ultimately be incorporated into RNA.

Chemical Properties

yellow powder

Uses

4-Thiouracil is suitable reagent employed in Schneider′s media for the embryos during RNA extraction. It may be employed as reagent for the Northwestern blotting technique.

Uses

4-Thiouracil is a derivative of Uracil (U801000), which is a nitrogenous base in RNA nucleic acid. 4-Thiouracil is used for tagging in cell type-specific RNA isolation from intact complex tissues.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthesis, p. 256, 1987 DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27906

References

[1] MICHAEL R MILLER. TU-tagging: cell type–specific RNA isolation from intact complex tissues[J]. Nature Methods, 2009, 6 6: 439-441. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1329
[2] XIAORAN ZOU. Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of 4-Thiouracil: Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy and DFT Studies[J]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014, 118 22: 5864-5872. DOI: 10.1021/jp501658a
[3] GUSTI M ZEINER. RNA analysis by biosynthetic tagging using 4-thiouracil and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase.[J]. Methods in molecular biology, 2008, 419: 135-146. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-033-1_9

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$1.00 1KG 99% 20T Shaanxi Dideu Medichem Co. Ltd
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$1.00 1kg 98% 200kg Career Henan Chemical Co

4-THIOURACIL Spectrum

4-Thiouracil97% 4-Thiouracil 97% 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 3,4-dihydro-4-thioxo- (9CI) 4-Thiouracil ,98% 4-Thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-2-one 2-HYDROXY-4-MERCAPTOPYRIMIDINE / 4-THIOURACIL 4-thiouracyl 4-sulfanylidene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyriMidin-2-one 2-Hydroxy-4-mercaptopyrimidine 3,4-Dihydro-4-thioxo-2(1H)-pyrimidinone 4-thioxo-3,4-dihydropyriMidin-2(1H)-one 4-mercaptopyrimidin-2-ol 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 3,4-dihydro-4-thioxo- KC 135 Uracil, 4-thio- 4-THIOURACIL 2-HYDROXY-4-MERCAPTOPYRIMIDINE 3,4-Dihydro-4-thioxo-2(1H)-pyrimidinone 4-sulfanylidene-1H-pyrimidin-2-one 2-hydroxypyrimidine-4(3H)-thione 591-28-6 C4H4N2OS Building Blocks Heterocyclic Building Blocks Pyrimidines PYRIMIDINE