5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa) is currently prepared by electrochemical reduction of 5-nitrosalicylic acid (5-nsa) in acidic media. in this work, electrolytic reduction of 5-nsa in alkaline media is presented. reactionconditions and parameters such as anode and cathode electrodes, electrolyte type, reaction time, temperature,current, and the ph for isolation of product are investigated. the yiel...

several modalities of drug administration have been investigated to improve bioavailability and to reduce 5-fu related toxicity. the aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of skimmed milk on the absorption and metabolism of 5-fu in rabbits, mice and dogs. it was further aimed to determine its route related toxicity in rabbits.    plasma concentration of both 5-fu and its metabolite 5-f...

Susceptibilities to snake venom 5'-nucleotidase (EC 3.1.3.5) have been evaluated for several 8-substituted analogues of 5'-GMP with varying populations of syn/anti conformations about the glycosidic bond. Improved syntheses of some of these are described, including direct chlorination of 5'-GMP to give 8-chloro-5'-GMP, a procedure which should be applicable to other purine nucleotides. The conf...

5-Formylcytidine (f(5)C), a previously discovered natural nucleotide in the mitochondrial tRNA of many species including human, has been recently detected as the oxidative product of 5-methylcytidine (m(5)C) through 5-hydroxymethylcytidine (hm(5)C) in total RNA of mammalian cells. The discovery indicated that these cytosine derivatives in RNA might also play important epigenetic roles similar a...

The thymine analog 5-chlorouridine, first reported in the 1950s as anti-tumor agent, is known as an effective mutagen, clastogen and toxicant as well as an effective inducer of sister-chromatid exchange. Recently, the first microorganism with a chemically different genome was reported; the selected Escherichia coli strain relies on the four building blocks 5-chloro-2'-deoxyuridine (ClU), A, C a...