URACIL FOR BIOCHEMISTRY
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Uracil is a pyrimidine nucleobase with a chemical formula of C4H4N2O2. Uracil has a molar mass of 112.08676 g/mol and a melting point of 335 °C.
Uracil's use in the body is to help carry out the synthesis of many enzymes necessary for cell function through bonding with riboses and phosphates. Uracil serves as allosteric regulator and coenzyme for reactions in animals and in plants.
Dosage
The RNA molecule consists of a sequence of nucleotides, each containing a five-carbon sugar (ribose), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. Uracil is one of four nitrogenous bases found in the RNA molecule: uracil and cytosine (derived from pyrimidine) and adenine and guanine (derived from purine).