Tegafur

  • Chemical Properties
CAS No. 17902-23-7 Cat. No. BCP22714
Name Tegafur
Synonyms Uftoral; Ftorafur;
Formula C8H9FN2O3 M. Wt 200.17
  • Biological Activity
Description Tegafur is a chemotherapeutic 5-FU prodrug used in the treatment of cancers. It is a component of tegafur-uracil. When metabolized, it becomes 5-FU. T egafur-uracil is a formulated therapeutic oral agent consisting of a combination of the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) congener prodrug tegafur (tetrahydrofuranyl-5-fluorouracil) and uracil (1:4). The high concentration of uracil reversibly inhibits the uracil-reducing enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), thereby inhibiting first-pass DPD-mediated hepatic metabolism of the uracil analogue 5-FU and permitting administration of 5-FU as the orally bioavailable prodrug tegafur. Tegafur is bioactivated to 5-FU by liver microsomal cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Pathways Cell Cycle/DNA Damage 
Targets Antimetabolite 

Structure

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