Molecule Details
InChIKeyGHASVSINZRGABV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound Name5-Fluorouracil
Canonical SMILESO=c1[nH]cc(F)c(=O)[nH]1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)2
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL6.35
SourceBindingDB;ChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB00544
Drug NameFluorouracil
CAS Number51-21-8
Groups approved investigational
ATC Codes L01BC52 L01BC02
DescriptionA pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the thymidylate synthetase conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.

Categories: Antimetabolites Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents BCRP/ABCG2 Substrates Cardiotoxic antineoplastic agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Substrates Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6 Substrates Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Substrates Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors (strength unknown) Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Substrates Cytotoxins Drugs causing inadvertant photosensitivity Fluoropyrimidines Fluorouracil and prodrugs Immunologic Factors Immunosuppressive Agents Misc. Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents Moderate Risk QTc-Prolonging Agents Myelosuppressive Agents Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs Noxae Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor Photosensitizing Agents Pyrimidine Analogues Pyrimidines Pyrimidinones QTc Prolonging Agents Thyroxine-binding globulin inducers Toxic Actions
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50340677 ChEBI: 46345 CHEMBL185 ChemSpider: 3268 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 6311 C07649 D00584 PDB: URF PharmGKB: PA128406956 PubChem:3385 PubChem:46508557 RxCUI: 4492 Therapeutic Targets Database: DAP000829 Wikipedia: Fluorouracil ZINC: ZINC000038212689
Target Activities (2)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P00533 EGFR Homo sapiens Human PF00757 PF14843 PF07714 PF01030 PF21314 6.5 IC50 BindingDB
P11511 CYP19A1 Homo sapiens Human PF00067 6.2 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (24)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P02768 ALB Albumin binder carriers
P05543 P05543 Thyroxine-binding globulin inducer carriers
P11712 CYP2C9 Cytochrome P450 2C9 inhibitor enzymes
O95045 O95045 Uridine phosphorylase 2 substrate enzymes
P04818 TYMS Thymidylate synthase substrate enzymes
P05177 CYP1A2 Cytochrome P450 1A2 substrate enzymes
P10632 CYP2C8 Cytochrome P450 2C8 substrate enzymes
P11172 UMPS Uridine 5'-monophosphate synthase substrate enzymes
P11509 CYP2A6 Cytochrome P450 2A6 substrate enzymes
P19971 TYMP Thymidine phosphorylase substrate enzymes
P42898 P42898 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH) substrate enzymes
Q06203 Q06203 Amidophosphoribosyltransferase substrate enzymes
Q12882 Q12882 Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [NADP(+)] substrate enzymes
Q16831 UPP1 Uridine phosphorylase 1 substrate enzymes
P12461 P12461 Thymidylate synthase inhibitor targets
Q12882 Q12882 Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase [NADP(+)] inhibitor targets
O14746 TERT Telomerase reverse transcriptase other/unknown targets
P04818 TYMS Thymidylate synthase other/unknown targets
O15438 ABCC3 ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 3 substrate transporters
O15439 O15439 ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 4 substrate transporters
O15440 O15440 ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 5 substrate transporters
Q99808 SLC29A1 Equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 substrate transporters
Q9UNQ0 ABCG2 Broad substrate specificity ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 substrate transporters
Q9Y694 Q9Y694 Solute carrier family 22 member 7 substrate transporters