Adenine
SIGMA/A5665 - BioReagent, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99%
Synonym: 6-Aminopurine; Vitamin B4
CAS Number: 73-24-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H5N5
Molecular Weight: 135.13
EC Number: 200-796-1
MDL Number: MFCD00041790
Linear Formula: C5H5N5
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | agriculture |
| assay | ≥99% |
| color | white to off-white |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C5H5N5/c6-4-3-5(9-1-7- |
| InChI key | GFFGJBXGBJISGV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mol wt | Mw 135.13 g/mol |
| mp | >360 °C (lit.) |
| product line | BioReagent |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | Nc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12 |
| solubility | 0.5 M HCl: soluble 20 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow |
| technique(s) | cell culture | plant: suitable |
| Application: | Adenine has been used in yeast extract supplemented (YES) broth and yeast nitrogen base glutamate (YNG)l media. |
| Application: | Adenine may be used as a plant cell culture additive. Adenine Sulphate (25mg/L) in the culture media such as Murashige & Skoog media improves the frequency of multiple shoot production and recovered the chlorotic symptoms of the leaves. |
| General description: | Adenine (Ade) is a purine base, which is present in nucleic acids. It binds with ribose to form nucleoside adenosine (A) and attach to deoxyribose to form nucleoside deoxyadenosine (dA). |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 |
| Precautionary statements | P301 + P310 + P330 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | UN 2811 6.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | >360 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 10171502 |