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M6502

6-Methylpurine

≥99%

Synonym(s):

MeP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.14
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.51
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

237-238 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12

InChI

1S/C6H6N4/c1-4-5-6(9-2-7-4)10-3-8-5/h2-3H,1H3,(H,7,8,9,10)

InChI key

SYMHUEFSSMBHJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

6-Methylpurine (MeP) is a toxic adenine analog used as a bisubstrate inhibitor of enzymes that bind adenosyl moieties and which may become phosphorylated to levels that inhibit RNA and protein synthesis.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hoonsik Yoom et al.
The Science of the total environment, 634, 677-686 (2018-04-12)
The reaction kinetics, products, and pathways of methylparaben (MeP) during water chlorination with and without bromide (Br-) were investigated to better understand the fate of parabens in chlorinated waters. During the chlorination of MeP-spiked waters without Br-, MeP was transformed
Yingxin Yu et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 182, 109419-109419 (2019-07-14)
Parabens are a kind of preservatives widely used in cosmetic and personal care products and ubiquitously detected in the environment. However, little is known on human exposure to these chemicals. Our study mainly investigated the urinary parabens in adults from
B W Hughes et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 273(4), 2322-2328 (1998-01-27)
Expression of Escherichia coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) activates prodrugs and kills entire populations of mammalian cells, even when as few as 1% of the cells express this gene. This phenomenon of bystander killing has been previously investigated for herpes
N Kamatani et al.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 34(2), 164-168 (1985-02-01)
Among three unrelated patients with recurrent 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis, two completely lacked adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) in both erythrocytes and proliferative T cells. The third patient possessed significant enzyme activities in both hemolysates and T-cell extracts at levels comparable to heterozygotes for
T Nobori et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 137(3), 998-1005 (1986-06-30)
Patients with 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis are either completely or partially deficient in adenine phosphoribosyltransferase activities. Patients with partial enzyme deficiencies, all of whom have been found among Japanese, are homozygotes having a unique mutant adenine phosphoribosyltransferase gene (APRT*J) in double dose

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