• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

LKT Labs

Biochemicals for Life Science Research

  • Products
    • New Products
    • Cancer Biology
    • Cardiovascular
    • Endocrine Signaling and Immunology
    • Metabolic and GI Pathology
    • Microbiology
    • Natural Products
    • Neuroscience
    • Peptides
    • Pharmaceutical Impurities and Derivatives
    • Stem Cell Modulators
  • Services
    • Custom Synthesis
    • Natural Product Isolation
    • Analytical Services
  • Int’l Distributors
  • Support
    • About LKT Labs
    • General Inquiry
    • Bulk Quote Request
    • Document Request
    • Technical Support
    • Catalog Request
    • Product Flyers
  • Contact Us
  • Cart
  • Login / Register
3-Methyladenine

3-Methyladenine

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

Quicklinks

  • Description
  • Product Info
  • Shipping and Storage
  • Downloads
  • References
  • Description
  • Product Info
  • Shipping and Storage
  • Downloads
  • References
  • Custom Order

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

Downloads

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.

Custom Order

  • Size of single unit expressed as number (e.g. '500' in the case of 500 mg)
  • Total quantity of unit size desired (e.g. '10' in the case of 10 x 500 mg). If only one unit is desired, you may leave this blank.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Related Products

  • C179603

    CEP-37440 Hydrochloride

    Inhibitor of FAK and ALK.

    ≥99%
  • B5874

    Bosutinib

    Src and Abl inhibitor.

    ≥98%
  • G6802

    Granisetron Hydrochloride

    5-HT3 antagonist.

    ≥98%
  • O451328

    Oligomycin C

    Macrocyclic lactone.

    ≥97%
  • A4443

    L-(+)-Alliin

    Optically active cysteine derivative found in A...

    ≥98%
  • N0160

    NAP Peptide

    Octapeptide derived from activity-dependent neu...

    ≥95%
  • G8101

    Guaifenesin

    Expectorant.

    ≥98%
  • L0349

    Lamotrigine

    R-type Ca2+ and voltage-gated Na+ channel block...

    ≥98%
  • C0155

    10-Hydroxycamptothecin

    Camptothecin derivative; topoisomerase I inhibi...

    ≥98%
  • S0459

    SB-590885

    B-Raf inhibitor.

    ≥97%
  • I1400

    Idarubicin Hydrochloride

    Anthracycline, DNA intercalator; topoisomerase ...

    ≥98%
  • T3468

    Tirapazamine

    Topoisomerase II inhibitor, RPA modulator.

    ≥98%
  • G0243

    (−)-Gallocatechin

    Polyphenol found in Camilla sinensis; HIV integ...

    ≥98%
  • V0245

    Valdecoxib

    NSAID; CB1 agonist, COX-2 inhibitor.

    ≥98%
  • D5992

    Doxapram Hydrochloride Hydrate

    K+ channel blocker, catecholamine release stimu...

    ≥98%
  • P200600

    PF-06873600

    CDK2/4/6 inhibitor

    ≥98%
  • B1977

    Betulin

    Pentacyclic triterpene found in various plant s...

    ≥98%
  • E4902

    Emamectin B1 Benzoate

    Semi-synthetic avermectin; GABA potentiator.

    ≥80%
  • E8657

    Evodiamine

    Indole alkaloid found in Evodia rutaecarpa; top...

    ≥98%
  • A9914

    AZD-8055

    mTOR inhibitor.

    ≥98%

Footer

  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Site Map
  • Terms and Conditions
LKT Laboratories, Inc.
545 Phalen Blvd.
St. Paul MN, 55130

Ph: (888)-558-5227
Fax: (888)-558-7329

©2026 LKT Laboratories, All Rights Reserved - Products for research use only