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3-Methyladenine

3-Methyladenine

Product ID M1874
Cas No. 5142-23-4
Purity ≥98%
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5 mg $53.00 In stock
25 mg $91.00 In stock
100 mg $246.00 In stock
500 mg $875.00 Please Inquire
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Description

3-Methyl adenine is an autophagy inhibitor that also inhibits DNA polymerase activity and DNA synthesis if incorporated into DNA. Additionally, 3-methyl adenine exhibits antioxidative benefit, decreasing levels of lactate dehydrogenase and ROS/RNS in hydroquinone- and rapamycin-treated cells.

Product Info

Cas No.

5142-23-4

Purity

≥98%

Formula

C6H7N5

Formula Wt.

149.15

IUPAC Name

3-methylpurin-6-amine

Synonym

3-MA, NSC 66389, NSC66389

Solubility

Water 10 mg/mL warmed (67.04 mM) Ethanol 4 mg/mL (26.81 mM) DMSO 3 mg/mL warmed (20.11 mM)

Appearance

White to off white powder

Shipping and Storage

Store Temp

Ambient

Ship Temp

Ambient

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MSDS

M1874 MSDS PDF

Info Sheet

M1874 Info Sheet PDF

References

Ramírez C, Pham K, Franco MF, et al. Hydroquinone induces oxidative and mitochondrial damage to human retinal Müller cells (MIO-M1). Neurotoxicology. 2013 Dec;39:102-8. PMID: 23994029.

Kumar S, Guru SK, Pathania AS, et al. Autophagy triggered by magnolol derivative negatively regulates angiogenesis. Cell Death Dis. 2013 Oct 31;4:e889. PMID: 24176847.

Johnson RE, Yu SL, Prakash S, et al. A role for yeast and human translesion synthesis DNA polymerases in promoting replication through 3-methyl adenine. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Oct;27(20):7198-205. PMID: 17698580.

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