7-methylguanine

Structural formula
General
Surname	7-methylguanine
other names	2-Amino-7-methyl-3 H -purin-6-one ( IUPAC )
Molecular formula	C 6 H 7 N 5 O
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 578-76-7 EC number 209-431-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.008.575 PubChem 135398679 ChemSpider 10883 Wikidata Q259300
properties
Molar mass	165.15 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

7-methylguanine is a heterocyclic organic compound with a purine backbone. It is a derivative of the nucleic base guanine and occurs as a component of the nucleoside 7 ⁺ -methylguanosine  (m ⁷ G) in the 5'-cap structure of eukaryotic mRNA .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} data sheet 7-methylguanine from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on January 25, 2013 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ Daniel Boujard, Bruno Anselme, Christophe Cullin, Céline Raguénès-Nicol: cellular and molecular biology at a glance . 1st edition. Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-642-41760-3 , p. 106 .