N ⁶ isopentenyladenine

Structural formula
General
Surname	N 6 isopentenyladenine
other names	6-isopentenylaminopurine; N 6 - (Δ 2 -isopentenyl) adenine; N - (3-methylbut-2-enyl) -7 H -purine-6-amine;
Molecular formula	C 10 H 13 N 5
External identifiers / databases
EC number	812-988-8
ECHA InfoCard	100.244.849
PubChem	92180
ChemSpider	83222
DrugBank	DB08768
Wikidata	Q569031
properties
Molar mass	203.24 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	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 .

N ⁶ -Isopentenyladenine is a heterocyclic organic compound with a purine backbone. It is a derivative of the nucleic base adenine , whichis alkylated on the amino group with an isopentenyl group. It occurs as part of the nucleoside N ⁶ -isopentenyladenosine (i⁶ A) in the RNA . It is structurally related to zeatin and belongs to the group of cytokinins .

literature

Michel Laloue, Claude Terrine, Jean Guern: "Cytokinins: Metabolism and Biological Activity of N ⁶ - (Δ ² -Isopentenyl) adenosine and N ⁶ - (Δ ² -Isopentenyl) adenine in Tobacco Cells and Callus", Plant Physiol. , 1977 , 59 , pp. 478-483 ( PDF ).
Valeria Quesney Huneeus, Millie Hughes Wiley, Marvin D. Siperstein: “Isopentenyladenine as a Mediator of Mevalonate-Regulated DNA Replication”, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA , 1980 , 77 (10), pp. 5842-5846 ( PMC 350167 (free full text ), PMID 6934516 , PDF ).