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C3394

Cordycepin

from Cordyceps militaris, ≥98% (HPLC), powder, adenosine analogue

Synonym(s):

3′-Deoxyadenosine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H13N5O3
CAS Number:
73-03-0
Molecular Weight:
251.24
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24892611
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
200-791-4
MDL number:
MFCD00037998
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
35194
Form:
powder
Quality level:
200

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Product Name

Cordycepin, from Cordyceps militaris

InChI key

OFEZSBMBBKLLBJ-BAJZRUMYSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H13N5O3/c11-8-7-9(13-3-12-8)15(4-14-7)10-6(17)1-5(2-16)18-10/h3-6,10,16-17H,1-2H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t5-,6+,10+/m0/s1

SMILES string

Nc1ncnc2n(cnc12)[C@@H]3O[C@H](CO)C[C@H]3O

biological source

Cordyceps militaris

form

powder

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes, enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

rat ... Adora1(29290)

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General description

Chemical structure: nucleoside

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cordycepin is an adenosine analogue that is readily converted to cordycepin 5′-triphosphate; can be used for 3′-end labeling of RNA.

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GHS06

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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E N Kodama et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 59(3), 273-281 (1999-12-28)
The nucleoside analogue cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine, 3'-dA) is substantially more cytotoxic to terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase positive (TdT+) leukemic cells than to TdT leukemic cells in vitro in the presence of an adenosine deaminase inhibitor, deoxycoformycin (dCF), and has been considered as
Wei Su et al.
RNA (New York, N.Y.), 19(1), 1-16 (2012-11-29)
Metazoan replication-dependent histone mRNAs are only present in S-phase, due partly to changes in their stability. These mRNAs end in a unique stem-loop (SL) that is required for both translation and cell-cycle regulation. Previous studies showed that histone mRNA degradation
Thiyagarajan Ramesh et al.
Experimental gerontology, 47(12), 979-987 (2012-09-25)
Free radical-induced oxidative damage is considered to be the most important consequence of the aging process. The activities and capacities of antioxidant systems of cells decline with increased age, leading to the gradual loss of pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance and resulting in
Yukako Chiba et al.
Plant & cell physiology, 54(2), 180-194 (2012-12-12)
Control of mRNA half-life is a powerful strategy to adjust individual mRNA levels to various stress conditions, because the mRNA degradation rate controls not only the steady-state mRNA level but also the transition speed of mRNA levels. Here, we analyzed
Ying-Yi Chen et al.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 19(8-9), 768-778 (2012-04-03)
Cancer metastasis is a primary cause of cancer death. Antrodia cinnamomea (A. cinnamomea), a medicinal mushroom in Taiwan, has been shown antioxidant and anticancer activities. In this study, we first observed that ethanol extract of fruiting bodies of A. cinnamomea
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