Description

A 6-alkylaminopurine that is adenine where one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by a hydroxymethyl group.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C6H7N5O 0 165.153
6-hydroxymethyladenine

Recommended notation

Name 6-hydroxymethyladenine
Abbreviation 6hmA

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
(9H-purin-6-ylamino)methanol C=1N=C(C=2N=CNC2N1)NCO InChI=1S/C6H7N5O/c12-3-11-6-4-5(8-1-7-4)9-2-10-6/h1-2,12H,3H2,(H2,7,8,9,10,11) KFYZVFUMYFTSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • n(6)-hydroxymethyladenine
  • n(6)-hydroxymethyl-adenine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural epigenetic mark
  • Escherichia coli
  • Homo sapiens
  • Rattus norvegicus