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Sigma-Aldrich

5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide

95%

Synonym(s):

4-Amino-5-carbamoylimidazole, 4-Aminoimidazole-5-carboxamide, 4-Carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazole, 4-Carboxamido-5-aminoimidazole, 5-Amino-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-Amino-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid amide, 5-Amino-3H-imidazole-4-carboxamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N4O
CAS Number:
360-97-4
Molecular Weight:
126.12
EC Number:
206-641-4
MDL number:
MFCD02181040
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24879267
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

95%

form

solid

mp

164-170 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1nc[nH]c1N

InChI

1S/C4H6N4O/c5-3-2(4(6)9)7-1-8-3/h1H,5H2,(H2,6,9)(H,7,8)

InChI key

DVNYTAVYBRSTGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide may be used in the synthesis of 4-(N′-benzoylcarbamoyl)amino-5-imidazolecarboxamide and 5-amino-1-β-D-ribosyl-4-imidazolecarboxamide-5′-phosphate (AICAR).

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Synthesis of guanosine and its derivatives from 5-amino-l-?-D-ribofuranosyl-4-imidazolecarboxamide. III. Formation of a novel cycloimidazole nucleoside and its cleavage reactions.
Okutsu M and Yamazaki A.
Nucleic Acids Research, 3(1), 237-250 (1976)
Preparation of 5-Amino-1-?-ribosyl-4-imidazolecarboxamide-5'-phosphate and N-(5-Amino-1-?-D-ribosyl-4-imidazolecarbonyl)-L-aspartic Acid 5'-Phosphate.
Huang HT.
Biochemistry, 4(1), 58-62 (1965)
James P White et al.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 304(10), E1042-E1052 (2013-03-28)
Although catabolic signaling has a well-established role in muscle wasting during cancer cachexia, the suppression of anabolic signaling also warrants further investigation. In cachectic tumor-bearing mice, circulating IL-6 levels are associated with suppressed muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling. We
Hiroyasu Hatakeyama et al.
Molecular biology of the cell, 24(6), 809-817 (2013-01-18)
Tbc1d1 is key to skeletal muscle GLUT4 regulation. By using GLUT4 nanometry combined with a cell-based reconstitution model, we uncover a shift in the regulatory mode of Tbc1d1 by showing that Tbc1d1 temporally acquires insulin responsiveness, which triggers GLUT4 trafficking
Sofia Theodoropoulou et al.
PloS one, 8(1), e52852-e52852 (2013-01-10)
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranoside (AICAR), an analog of AMP is widely used as an activator of AMP-kinase (AMPK), a protein that regulates the responses of the cell to energy change. Recently, we showed that AICAR-induced AMPK activation inhibits the growth of retinoblastoma cells
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