6-Propyl-2-thiouracil
SIGMA/P3755 - enzyme inhibitor
Synonym: 2,3-
CAS Number: 51-52-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H10N2OS
Molecular Weight: 170.23
EC Number: 200-103-2
MDL Number: MFCD00006041
Linear Formula: C7H10N2OS
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| description | enzyme inhibitor |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C7H10N2OS/c1-2-3-5-4-6 |
| InChI key | KNAHARQHSZJURB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 218-220 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CCCC1=CC(=O)NC(=S)N1 |
| solubility | 10% NH3: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow |
| Application: | 6-Propyl-2-thiouracil (PROP) has been used to impregnate on disk for PROP taster status studies for sensory characterization in a defined human sample group. It has been used as a screening agent for testing the intensity of taste by labeled magnitude scale (LMS). |
| Application: | 6-Propyl-2-thiouracil is a thyreostatic (thyroid hormone) agent that may be used as a reference material in thyreostatic drug separation and detection technologies such as capillary electrophoresis, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), or gas chromatography. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | 6-Propyl-2-thiouracil (6-PTU), a potential inhibitor of D1 iodothyronine deiodinase, is involved in the deiodination of iodothyronines. It is an uncompetitive inhibitor of iodothyronine substrates. |
| General description: | 6-Propyl-2-thiouracil or 6-n-Propylthiouracil (PROP) is a compound with a bitter taste. |
| Packaging: | 10, 25, 100 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H351 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-40 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| mp | 218-220 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41106305 |



