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A5665

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Adenine

BioReagent, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

6-Aminopurine, Vitamin B4

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H5N5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
135.13
Beilstein:
5777
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.72

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

mol wt

Mw 135.13 g/mol

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white to off-white

mp

>360 °C (lit.)

solubility

0.5 M HCl: soluble 20 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

application(s)

agriculture

SMILES string

Nc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12

InChI

1S/C5H5N5/c6-4-3-5(9-1-7-3)10-2-8-4/h1-2H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10)

InChI key

GFFGJBXGBJISGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Adenine (Ade) is a purine base, which is present in nucleic acids. It binds with ribose to form nucleoside adenosine (A) and attach to deoxyribose to form nucleoside deoxyadenosine (dA).

Application

Adenine has been used in yeast extract supplemented (YES) broth and yeast nitrogen base glutamate (YNG)l media.
Adenine may be used as a plant cell culture additive. Adenine Sulphate (25mg/L) in the culture media such as Murashige & Skoog media improves the frequency of multiple shoot production and recovered the chlorotic symptoms of the leaves.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Adenine
Encyclopedia of Genetics (2001)
Didier Wion et al.
Nature reviews. Microbiology, 4(3), 183-192 (2006-02-21)
N(6)-methyl-adenine is found in the genomes of bacteria, archaea, protists and fungi. Most bacterial DNA adenine methyltransferases are part of restriction-modification systems. Certain groups of Proteobacteria also harbour solitary DNA adenine methyltransferases that provide signals for DNA-protein interactions. In gamma-proteobacteria
Caroline Pabst et al.
Nature methods, 11(4), 436-442 (2014-02-25)
Leukemic stem cells (LSCs) are considered a major cause of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Defining pathways that control LSC self-renewal is crucial for a better understanding of underlying mechanisms and for the development of targeted therapies. However, currently
Ravindra K Gupta et al.
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Recent data from studies on treatment as prevention (TasP) and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) show that antiretroviral drugs can be used in prevention, as well as in treatment. The movement from first-generation antiretroviral therapy (ART) coformulations based on thymidine analogues to

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