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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
NACRES:
NA.51
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
EC Number:
217-903-2
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Biological source:
synthetic (organic)
Form:
powder
Solubility:
water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
Storage temp.:
−20°C
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

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

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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

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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
Paromita Chakraborty et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 249, 1071-1080 (2019-05-31)
The Hooghly River (HR) estuary is the first deltaic off-shoot of the perennial and transboundary river, Ganga, India. HR receives industrial and domestic waste along with storm-water run-off from Kolkata city and the adjoining districts. Organic micropollutants (OMPs) have been
L J Lockett et al.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 3(11), 2075-2080 (1998-11-17)
Enzyme-prodrug therapy for the treatment of cancer is an experimental procedure that is under intensive investigation. However, the relative merits of the various systems for use under specific conditions are still being determined. We have compared the efficacy of cell