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isoguanine

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isoguanine

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Also known as 6-amino-7H-purin-2-ol, 6-amino-9H-purin-2-ol, 6-amino-3,9-dihydro-2H-purin-2-one, 2-hydroxyadenine, 2-oxoadenine, 6-amino-3,7-dihydro-purin-2-one, 6-amino-1,3-dihydro-2H-purin-2-one

Isoguanine or 2-hydroxyadenine is a purine base that is an isomer of guanine. The nucleoside form is called isoguanosine (iG).

Chemical data

Formula
C5H5N5O
Molecular weight
151.13 g/mol
IUPAC name
6-amino-1,7-dihydropurin-2-one
SMILES
C1=NC2=NC(=O)NC(=C2N1)N
InChIKey
DRAVOWXCEBXPTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1.7
Polar surface area
91.9 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
151.049
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chemical formula
C₅H₅N₅O
canonical SMILES
C1=NC2=NC(=O)NC(=C2N1)N
Commons category
Isoguanine
found in taxon
Streptomyces
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Isoguanine or 2-hydroxyadenine is a purine base that is an isomer of guanine. The nucleoside form is called isoguanosine (iG).

It is a product of oxidative damage to DNA in cultured E. coli and human cells. However, newer evidence shows that it mainly occurs in RNA and as the ribonucleoside instead of in DNA or as deoxyribonucleoside in living mammals, calling into question its link with DNA in vivo.

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