5-Fluorouracil

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5-Fluorouracil, commonly abbreviated as 5-FU, is a chemotherapy drug that belongs to a class of medications called antimetabolites. It is a synthetic compound that mimics uracil, one of the building blocks of RNA, but contains a fluorine atom that makes it toxic to rapidly dividing cells.