a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
Also called: 5-Bromouracil
bromouracil in American English
(ˌbroumouˈjurəsɪl)
noun
Biochemistry
a uracil derivative, C4H3N2O2Br, that pairs with adenine and sometimes with guanine during phage and bacterial DNA synthesis
Word origin
[1955–60; bromo- + uracil]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, new wave, opioid, rollout, softwarebromo- is a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which bromine is present.Other words that use the affix bromo- include: bromocriptine, bromoform, bromomethane, tetrabromofluorescein, tribromoethanol
Examples of 'bromouracil' in a sentence
bromouracil
Only in the presence of 5-bromouracil the development of chloroplast structure resemble that in control plants.
S. Więckowski, S. Ficek 2015, 'Effects of some inhibitors of protein synthesis on the chloroplast fine structure,CO2 fixation and the Hill reaction activity', Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniaehttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/4915. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)