5-(Azidomethyl)-2 -O-(2-methoxyethyl)uridine

Description

5- Azidomethyl -2AAasAasAa-O- 2-methoxyethyl uridine is a thymidine analogue. Analogs of this series have insertional activity towards replicated DNA. They can be used to label cells and track DNA synthesis. 5- Azidomethyl -2AAasAasAa-O- 2-methoxyethyl uridine is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction CuAAc with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition SPAAC reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.