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5- (3- (1,2 -decaboronyl)propyl) -6-methyl-thiouracil, DBTU-1, and 5- (1,2-decaboronyl-methyl) -6-methyl-thiouracil, DBTU-2, are boron derivatives of thiouracil, which is reported to localise in melanoma as a false precursor in the synthesis of melanin.1,2 The chemical structures of DBTU-1 and DBTU-2 are given in Figure 1. Their preparation and characterisation is to be found elsewhere.3
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Moore, D.E., Chandler, A.K., Corderoy-Buck, S., Wilson, J.G., Allen, B.J. (1992). Liposomes as Carriers of Boronated Thiouracils for NCT of Melanoma. In: Allen, B.J., Moore, D.E., Harrington, B.V. (eds) Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3384-9_100
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