Adenine, 99%

CAS: 73-24-5

Ref. 02-A14906

Product Information

• Name: Adenine, 99%
• Synonyms: vitamin B4, 1H-purin-6-amine, adeninimine, leuco-4, pedatisectine B, (9H-Purin-6-yl)amine, 1,6-Dihydro-6-iminopurine, 1H-Purin-6-amine, 3,6-Dihydro-6-iminopurine, 3H-Purin-6-amine, 5H-purin-6-amine, 6-Amino-1H-purine, 6-Amino-3H-purine, 6-Amino-9H-purine, 6-Aminopurine, 7H-Purin-6-amine, 9H-Adenine, 9H-Purin-6-amine, A, Ade, Adenin, Adenina, Adeninimine, Leuco-4, Nsc 14666, Pedatisectine B, Vitamin B4, Vitamin B₄

Description

Adenine is used as an active component of boron-deficient media to grow yeast in order to assess whether yeast growth is stimulated by boron. It is useful as a local antiseptic and vitamin B4. Further, it is used in the microbial determination of niacin. It is also employed as a food supplement for adult rats to investigate the effects of dietary adenine overload. In addition to this, it is used in the production of nucleotides of the nucleic acids. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 135.13
• Formula: C₅H₅N₅
• Purity: 99%
• Color/Form: White to pale cream, Powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H5N5/c6-4-3-5(9-1-7-3)10-2-8-4/h1-2H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10)
• InChI key: GFFGJBXGBJISGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Nc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12