3-methylcytosine
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Surname | 3-methylcytosine | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 5 H 7 N 3 O | |||||||||||||||
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Molar mass | 125.13 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
3-methylcytosine is a heterocyclic organic compound with a pyrimidine backbone. It is a derivative of the nucleic base cytosine with an additional methyl group in position 3. It occurs as a component of the nucleoside 3-methylcytidine (m 3 C) in the RNA .
properties
3-methylcytosine is tautomeric, with the imino form predominating.
3-methylcytosine (iminoform) |
3-methylcytosine (aminoform) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ M. Dreyfus, O. Bensaude, G. Dodin, JE Dubois: “Tautomerism in Cytosine and 3-Methylcytosine. A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study ", J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 1976 , 98 (20), pp. 6338-6349 ( doi : 10.1021 / ja00436a045 ; PMID 965648 ).
Web links
- Entry for 3-Methylcytosine in the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) , accessed September 27, 2013.