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M6502

Sigma-Aldrich

6-Methylpurine

≥99%

Synonym(s):

MeP

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About This Item

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

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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The formation of O6-methyldeoxyguanosine (O6-MedGuo) was determined by an immuno-slot-blot assay in DNA of various tissues of F344 rats exposed to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) in the drinking water at 400 ppm for 2 weeks. Although the pyloric region of the glandular
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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
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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

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