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fluorouracil: see metabolite metabolite, organic compound that is a starting material in, an intermediate in, or an end product of metabolism. Starting materials are substances, usually small and of simple structure, absorbed by the organism as food.
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fluorouracil [¦flu̇r·ō′yu̇r·ə‚sil]

(pharmacology)

C₄H₃FN₂O₂Crystals that decompose at 282-283°C; used as an antineoplastic drug and as an inhibitor of deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis. Also known as 2,4-dioxo-5-fluoropyrimidine; 5-FU.

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No references found			US scientists led by Dr Dana Sachs, of the University of Michigan Medical School, have found that besides reducing potentially cancerous skin patches, Fluorouracil ointment, also known as Efudex, can mend the damage seen on sun- exposed faces. Skin cancer cream can smooth out wrinkles by Asian News International 10-28 at Legacy's facility in Puerto Rico revealed that the manufacture, processing, packing or holding of the human drug product Efudex Topical Cream 5% deviated from GMP, rendering the drug adulterated. Legacy Pharmaceuticals International by Warning Letter Bulletin Doctors tried to treat it with Efudex, a strong anti-cancer drug, which can only be used for a few weeks. DYING FOR A TAN?; IT'S THE ULTIMATE SUMMER ACCESSORY BUT YOUR GOLDEN ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Efremov, Dominik Ivanovich Efremov, Filipp Efremov, Filipp Sergeevich Efremov, Ivan Efremov, Ivan Antonovich Efremov, Mikhail Efremov, Mikhail Grigorevich Efremov, Mikhail Timofeevich Efremov, Nikolai Efremov, Nikolai Nikolaevich Efremov, Oleg Efremov, Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov, Vasilii Efremov, Vasilii Sergeevich Efron, Ilia Efron, Ilia Abramovich Efros, Abram Efros, Abram Markovich Efrosiniia Filippovna Zarnitskaia Efrosiniia Zarnitskaia eft EFTA Eftimiu, Viktor EFTPOS EFTS Efudex EG EGA Egadi Islands egalitarian Egalitarianism Égalité, Philippe Egan, Patrick Egan, Pierce Egan, William Egas Moniz, António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz, Antonio Caetano de Arbreau Freire Egas Moniz, Antônio Caetano de Arbreau Freire Egba Uprising Egbert Egbert Liudvigovich Volf Egbert Volf Egede, Hans Egede-Nissen, Adam Hjalmar Egedesminde Eger Egeria Egerov's theorem Egersund Egerton's effusion method Egerton, Thomas			Eftops EFTOS EFTP Eftpos Eftpos Eftpos Eftpos EFTPS EFTR EFTRE EFTS EFTS EFTS EFTS EFTSL Eftsoon eftsoons EFTSU EFTT EFTTA EFTTRA EFTU EFTW EFTY EFU Efu Ra Efu Ra Efu Ra Efua Atta EFUC Efudex EFUF EFUM EFUN EFunda EFUNN EFUP EFUS EFV EFVA EFVAO EFVC EFVD EFVE EFVET EFVGTO EFVI EFVM EFVS EFVSTO EFW EFWA EFWBA EFWC EFWCP

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