CAS 73-24-5: Adenine

ADENINE CRS

Mercaptopurine impurity B CRS

Adenine: a purine nucleobase vital for ATP, NAD, FAD production, and DNA/RNA synthesis.

Applications Widespread throughout animal and plant tissues combined with niacinamide, d-ribose, and phosphoric acids; a constituent of nucleic acids and coenzymes, such as codehydrase I and II, adenylic acid, coalaninedehydrase. It is used in microbial determination of niacin; in research on heredity, virus diseases, and cancer. References Philips, et al.: J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 20, 104 (1952), Lambertucci, C., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 17, 2812 (2009),

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Adenine

Adenine

Adenine is a purine nucleoside that has guanine as its base. It has the chemical formula C5H5N5O and can be found in RNA, DNA, and ATP. Adenine is an important component of the human body because it is a key component of nucleic acids. It also plays a role in the regulation of metabolism and the production of energy. Adenine is one of the most abundant molecules in cells, making up 75% of DNA and 50% of RNA. Adenine is biosynthesized from aspartic acid by removing an amino group on aspartate to form oxaloacetate, which reacts with glyoxylate to form citric acid. This reaction requires vitamin B6 to function properly. The optimum concentration for adenine is between 10-100 mM, but it can be toxic at high concentrations (greater than 1 M). Adenine binds to sulfa drugs through hydrogen bonding interactions and also inhibits the enzyme x