5-Methylcytidine
SIGMA/M4254 - ≥99%
CAS Number: 2140-61-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H15N3O5
Molecular Weight: 257.24
EC Number: 218-390-8
MDL Number: MFCD00006548
Linear Formula: C10H15N3O5
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C10H15N3O5/c1-4-2-13(1 |
| InChI key | ZAYHVCMSTBRABG-JXOAFFINSA |
| mp | 212-215 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CC1=CN([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[ |
| solubility | water: 25 mg/mL, clear, colorless |
| Application: | 5-Methylcytidine has been used as a standard for deriving the calibration curve in reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). |
| Application: | 5-Methylcytidine is used in studies of DNA methylation processes (epigenetics). |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | 5-Methylcytidine is an alkylated pyrimidine plays an important role enhancing the stacking in A- and B- helices of nucleic acid, results in increase of the melting temperature and improves thermal stability leading to structural stabilization. |
| General description: | 5-Methylcytidine is a component of RNA in Escherichia coli. It is present in the RNA of plant, animal and bacterial origin. It is one of the C derivative present in transfer RNA (tRNA). |
| Packaging: | 100 mg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 25 mg in glass insert |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | 212-215 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41106305 |

