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uracil

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uracil

Summary

uracil is a type of chemical entity[1]. uracil ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,262 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • uracil's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • uracil's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CNC(=O)NC1=O[4].
  • uracil's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₄N₂O₂[5].
  • uracil is a type of nucleotide base[6].
  • uracil is a type of pyrimidine[7].
  • uracil is part of uracil binding[8].
  • uracil is part of uracil catabolic process[9].
  • uracil is part of uracil salvage[10].
  • uracil is part of uracil biosynthetic process[11].
  • uracil is part of uracil transmembrane transport[12].
  • uracil is part of uracil transmembrane transporter activity[13].
  • uracil is part of uracil:cation symporter activity[14].
  • uracil is part of uracil transport[15].
  • uracil is part of uracil import across plasma membrane[16].
  • uracil is part of uracil metabolic process[17].
  • uracil is part of cytosine deaminase activity[18].
  • uracil is part of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity[19].
  • uracil is part of pseudouridylate synthase activity[20].
  • uracil is part of uracil phosphoribosyltransferase activity[21].
  • uracil is part of uridine phosphorylase activity[22].
  • uracil is part of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity[23].
  • uracil is part of uridine nucleosidase activity[24].
  • uracil is part of deoxyuridine 1'-dioxygenase activity[25].
  • uracil is part of deoxyuridine phosphorylase activity[26].
  • uracil is part of dihydrouracil oxidase activity[27].

Why It Matters

uracil ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,262 views/month).[2] uracil has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] uracil is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). uracil. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/uracil
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_uracil_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{uracil}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/uracil}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 42m ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Angelica sinensis, Penicillium +78
    Subclass of → —
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+339'}, {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+330'}
    Safety classification and labelling → NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529654005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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