Deoxyadenosine

Structural formula
General
Non-proprietary name	2'-deoxyadenosine
other names	there 2'-DEOXYADENOSINE ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 10 H 13 N 5 O 3
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 958-09-8 16373-93-6 (monohydrate) EC number 213-488-7 ECHA InfoCard 100.012.262 PubChem 13730 ChemSpider 13135 Wikidata Q422457
properties
Molar mass	251.24 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	189 ° C
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
Toxicological data	800 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  ip )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Deoxyadenosine , more precisely 2'-deoxyadenosine, is a naturally occurring, colorless and odorless chemical compound . Deoxyadenosine is one of the four nucleoside building blocks that make up DNA , and is abbreviated as dA . It consists of the nucleobase adenine and the sugar deoxyribose . The analog with ribose is adenosine .

Deoxyadenosine forms a base pair with deoxythymidine .

Structural formula of an AT base pair

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on 2'-DEOXYADENOSINE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on March 26, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on deoxyadenosine at TCI Europe, accessed on June 27, 2011.
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.