1,2-dimethoxyethaan

(dU) is a compound and a nucleoside. It belongs to a class of compounds known as pyrimidine 2′-deoxyribonucleosides and closely resembles the chemical composition of uridine but without the presence of the 2′ hydroxyl group. Idoxuridine and Trifluridine are variants of deoxyuridine used as antiviral drugs. They are similar enough to be incorporated as part of DNA replication, but they possess side groups on the uracil component (an iodine and a CF3 group, respectively), that prevent base pairing. A known use of dU is as a precursor in the synthesis of Edoxudine.

1,2-dimethoxyethaan

(dU) is a compound and a nucleoside. It belongs to a class of compounds known as pyrimidine 2′-deoxyribonucleosides and closely resembles the chemical composition of uridine but without the presence of the 2′ hydroxyl group. Idoxuridine and Trifluridine are variants of deoxyuridine used as antiviral drugs. They are similar enough to be incorporated as part of DNA replication, but they possess side groups on the uracil component (an iodine and a CF3 group, respectively), that prevent base pairing. A known use of dU is as a precursor in the synthesis of Edoxudine.