7 relations: Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, Enzyme, Fluorouracil, Pyrimidine, Tegafur, Thymine, Uracil.
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency (DPD deficiency) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which there is absent or significantly decreased activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in the metabolism of uracil and thymine.
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Enzyme
Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.
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Fluorouracil
Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a medication used to treat cancer.
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Pyrimidine
Pyrimidine is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound similar to pyridine.
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Tegafur
Tegafur (INN, BAN, USAN) is a chemotherapeutic prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) used in the treatment of cancers.
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Thymine
---> Thymine (T, Thy) is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA that are represented by the letters G–C–A–T.
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Uracil
Uracil (U) is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of RNA that are represented by the letters A, G, C and U. The others are adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydropyrimidine_dehydrogenase