2,6-diaminopurine

Structural formula
General
Surname	2,6-diaminopurine
other names	2,6-diamino-7 H -purine 2-aminoadenine
Molecular formula	C 5 H 6 N 6
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1904-98-9 EC number 217-605-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.016.006 PubChem 30976 ChemSpider 28738 Wikidata Q4596802
properties
Molar mass	150.14 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	> 300 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-312-315-319-332-335-351 P: 261-280-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2,6-Diaminopurine is a heterocyclic organic compound with a purine backbone. It belongs to the purine nucleobases . Diaminopurine is ideally base paired with thymine , as it behaves like adenine . It has an additional amino group at position 2, so that three intramolecular hydrogen bonds can now be formed.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Data sheet 2,6-Diaminopurine 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 30, 2013 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ MD Kirnos, IY Khudyakov, NI Alexandrushkina, BF Vanyushin: “2-Aminoadenine is an adenine substituting for a base in S-2L cyanophage DNA”, Nature , 1977 ; 270  (5635), pp. 369-370 ( doi : 10.1038 / 270369a0 ).