Carmofur

Carmofur
Clinical data
Other names1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil, HCFU, N-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil, Yamaful, NCGC00095165-01, Hexylcarbamoyl fluorouracil, 61422-45-5, UNII-HA82M3RAB2, CCRIS 2759, C11H16FN3O3, Uracil, 5-fluoro-1-hexylcarbamoyl-, BRN 0888898, HA82M3RAB2, 1(2H)-Pyrimidinecarboxamide, 5-fluoro-N-hexyl-3,4,
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 5-fluoro-N-hexyl-2,4-dioxo-pyrimidine-1-carboxamide
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ECHA InfoCard100.216.315 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H16FN3O3
Molar mass257.265 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCCNC(=O)N1C=C(C(=O)NC1=O)F
  • InChI=1S/C11H16FN3O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-13-10(17)15-7-8(12)9(16)14-11(15)18/h7H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,13,17)(H,14,16,18) ☒N
  • Key:AOCCBINRVIKJHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
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Carmofur (INN) or HCFU (1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil) is a pyrimidine analogue used as an antineoplastic agent. It is a derivative of fluorouracil, being a lipophilic-masked analog of 5-FU that can be administered orally.[1]

  1. ^ Shelton J, Lu X, Hollenbaugh JA, Cho JH, Amblard F, Schinazi RF (December 2016). "Metabolism, Biochemical Actions, and Chemical Synthesis of Anticancer Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Base Analogs". Chemical Reviews. 116 (23): 14379–14455. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00209. PMC 7717319. PMID 27960273.