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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4N4O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.11
Beilstein:
5811
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.21
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)
98.0-101.0% (wt%, HClO4 1M, NT)

form

powder

impurities

≤2 wt. % water
≤20 mg/kg heavy metals
≤5000 mg/kg residual solvents (acetone) (GLC-HS)
≤5000 mg/kg residual solvents (isopropanol) (GLC-HS)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for manufacturing use

SMILES string

O=C1NC=Nc2nc[nH]c12

InChI

1S/C5H4N4O/c10-5-3-4(7-1-6-3)8-2-9-5/h1-2H,(H2,6,7,8,9,10)

InChI key

FDGQSTZJBFJUBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Hypoxanthine is a nutrient additive for a variety of cell culture applications involving bacterial, parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) and animal cells. Hypoxanthine is a component of selection media used in hybridoma technologies.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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