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F0175000

Flucytosine

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5-Fluorocytosine, 4-amino-5-fluoro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, Flucytosine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4FN3O
CAS Number:
2022-85-7
Molecular Weight:
129.09
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329799634
MDL number:
MFCD00006035
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
127285
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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

flucytosine

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

298-300 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC1=NC(=O)NC=C1F

InChI

1S/C4H4FN3O/c5-2-1-7-4(9)8-3(2)6/h1H,(H3,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

XRECTZIEBJDKEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Flucytosine EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nucleoside analog that has antifungal activities. 5-FC is deaminated by cytosine deaminase to product 5-fluorouracil, resulting in RNA miscoding. 5-Fluorocytosine inhibits DNA and RNA synthesis and interferes with ribosomal protein synthesis.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H361

pcodes

P280

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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J E Bennet
Annals of internal medicine, 86(3), 319-321 (1977-03-01)
Flucytosine is a systemic antifungal drug that is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The most clearly documented therapeutic effect has been in cryptococcosis, candidiasis, and chromomycosis. An important limitation of the use of flucytosine in all three diseases has
5-fluorocytosine: a brief review.
W D Ashe et al.
Clinical pediatrics, 16(4), 364-366 (1977-04-01)
W L Whelan
Critical reviews in microbiology, 15(1), 45-56 (1987-01-01)
In terms of genetically determined susceptibility to the clinical antifungal agent 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC), Candida albicans may be homozygous sensitive (FCY/FCY), homozygous resistant (fcy/fcy), or heterozygous (fcy/FCY). Although heterozygotes are only slightly resistant, they occur at significant frequency among clinical strains
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F017500004061833610879