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M6502

Sigma-Aldrich

6-Methylpurine

≥99%

Synonym(s):

MeP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.14
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.51

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

237-238 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12

InChI

1S/C6H6N4/c1-4-5-6(9-2-7-4)10-3-8-5/h2-3H,1H3,(H,7,8,9,10)

InChI key

SYMHUEFSSMBHJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

6-Methylpurine (MeP) is a toxic adenine analog used as a bisubstrate inhibitor of enzymes that bind adenosyl moieties and which may become phosphorylated to levels that inhibit RNA and protein synthesis.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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H Ohgaki et al.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 117(1), 13-18 (1991-01-01)
The formation of O6-methyldeoxyguanosine (O6-MedGuo) was determined by an immuno-slot-blot assay in DNA of various tissues of F344 rats exposed to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) in the drinking water at 400 ppm for 2 weeks. Although the pyloric region of the glandular
G Klobus et al.
Plant physiology, 87, 878-882 (1988-01-01)
The nature of the injury and recovery of nitrate uptake (net uptake) from NaCl stress in young barley (Hordeum vulgare L, var CM 72) seedlings was investigated. Nitrate uptake was inhibited rapidly by NaCl, within 1 minute after exposure to
Juan Li et al.
Water research, 135, 75-84 (2018-02-20)
This work investigated impacts of iodide (I-) on the transformation of the widely used phenolic preservative methylparaben (MeP) as well as 11 other phenolic compounds by potassium permanganate (KMnO4). It was found that KMnO4 showed a low reactivity towards MeP
Norma Susana Pano-Farias et al.
Journal of food and drug analysis, 25(3), 501-509 (2017-09-16)
In this paper a method of using the "quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe" (QuEChERS) extraction and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) was developed for the analysis of five frequently applied pesticides in papaya and avocado.
Manuel Ellermann et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 17(23), 6369-6381 (2011-05-04)
L-Dopa, the standard therapeutic for Parkinson's disease, is inactivated by the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). COMT catalyzes the transfer of an activated methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to its catechol substrates, such as L-dopa, in the presence of magnesium ions. The

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