adenine basic information |
product name: | adenine |
synonyms: | 1,6-dihydro-6-imino-9h-purin;1h-purine, 6-amino-;1h-purine,6-amino;1h-purine-6-amine;3,6-dihydro-6-iminopurine;6-amino-3h-purine;6-amino-7h-purine;6-amino-9h-purine |
cas: | 73-24-5 |
mf: | c5h5n5 |
mw: | 135.13 |
einecs: | 200-796-1 |
product categories: | pyrimidine;pharmaceutical intermediates;purines;plant growth regulator;nucleobases and their analogs;plant growth regulators;biochemistry;cytokinins;nucleosides, nucleotides & related reagents;nutritional supplements;nucleic acids;nucleic acid purification;vitamin ingredients;other products;amines;bases & related reagents;heterocycles;intermediates & fine chemicals;nucleotides;pharmaceuticals;monacrin;nucleoside;inhibitors;vitamin series |
mol file: | 73-24-5.mol |
adenine chemical properties |
mp | >360 °c(lit.) |
fp | 220°c |
storage temp. | store at rt. |
water solubility | 0.5 g/l (20 ºc) |
sublimation | 220 ºc |
merck | 14,152 |
brn | 5777 |
stability: | stable. moisture-sensitive. incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
cas database reference | 73-24-5(cas database reference) |
nist chemistry reference | adenine(73-24-5) |
epa substance registry system | 1h-purin-6-amine(73-24-5) |
safety information |
hazard codes | xn,xi |
risk statements | 22-20/21/22 |
safety statements | 26-36 |
ridadr | un 2811 6.1/pg 3 |
wgk germany | 3 |
rtecs | au6125000 |
f | 8-10-23 |
hazardclass | 6.1 |
packinggroup | iii |
adenine usage and synthesis |
chemical properties | white to almost white crystalline powder |
usage | local antiseptic |
usage | vitamin b4 |
usage | 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, coa laninedehydrase. it is used in microbial determination of niacin; in research on heredity, virus diseases, and cancer. |
usage | enteric coating |