2-methyladenine

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-methyladenine
other names	6-amino-2-methyl-7 H purine
Molecular formula	C 6 H 7 N 5
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1445-08-5 PubChem 15048 ChemSpider 14320 Wikidata Q15632702
properties
Molar mass	149.15 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2-methyladenine is a heterocyclic organic compound with a purine backbone. It is a derivative of the nucleic base adenine and occurs as part of the nucleoside 2-methyladenosine  (m ² A) in RNA . It comes u. a. in the rRNA of Erythrobacter litoralis HTCC2594.

2-methyladenine is formed during the hydrolysis of pseudovitamin B _12d (CAS number: 15683-58-6).

literature

• Maude E. Loebeck: "Prevention of Amethopterin Inhibition by 2-Methyladenine", J Bacteriol. , 1960 , 79  (3), pp. 384-386 ( PMC 278697 (free full text)).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
2. ↑ Erythrobacter litoralis HTCC2594 RNA Class: rRNA containing 2-methyladenine .
3. ↑ HW Dion, DG Calkins, JJ Pfiffner: "2-Methyladenine, an Hydrolysis Product of Pseudovitamin B _12d ", J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 1954 , 76  (3), pp. 948-949 ( doi : 10.1021 / ja01632a113 ).