An aromatic heterocyclic organic compound
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Purine

Item No. 30853

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Technical Information
Formal Name
9H-purine
CAS Number
120-73-0
Synonyms
  • NSC 753
Molecular Formula
C5H4N4
Formula Weight
120.1
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 20 mg/mlDMSO: 30 mg/mlPBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml
λmax
264 nm
SMILES
C12=NC=NC=C1NC=N2
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C5H4N4/c1-4-5(8-2-6-1)9-3-7-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7,8,9)
InChi Key
KDCGOANMDULRCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Purine is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound. It is biosynthesized from amino acids and bicarbonate.1 Purine is the core structure of the nucleobases adenine (Item No. 18148) and guanine, the nucleosides adenosine (Item No. 21232) and guanosine (Item No. 27702), and the nucleotides, adenosine mono- (AMP; Item No. 21094), di- (ADP; Item No. 16778 | 21121), and triphosphate (ATP; Item No. 14498), and guanosine mono- (GMP; Item No. 16957), di-, and triphosphate (GTP; Item No. 16060).

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., and Stryer, L. Biochemistry. (2002).