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A7772

Sigma-Aldrich

S-(5′-Adenosyl)-L-cysteine

>98% (TLC), suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

S-(5′-deoxyadenosin-5′-yl)-L-cysteine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H18N6O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
370.38
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

Product Name

S-(5′-Adenosyl)-L-cysteine,

Assay

>98% (TLC)

Quality Level

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NC(CSCC1OC(C(O)C1O)n2cnc3c(N)ncnc23)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C13H18N6O5S/c14-5(13(22)23)1-25-2-6-8(20)9(21)12(24-6)19-4-18-7-10(15)16-3-17-11(7)19/h3-6,8-9,12,20-21H,1-2,14H2,(H,22,23)(H2,15,16,17)

InChI key

RVFHZLGRQFCOKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

S-adenosyl-L-cysteine, an analogue of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (L-AdoHcy), is used in the cyrstallizaton of methytransferases such as XMT and DXMT N-methyltransferases.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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