Inquire About a Product| Product: | 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine | ||||||||
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| Catalog Number: | 18078 | ||||||||
| CAS Number: | 1123-95-1 | ||||||||
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| Formula: | C5H7N3O2 | ||||||||
| Chemical Purity: | 98% | ||||||||
| Molecular Weight: | 141.12798 | ||||||||
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| Category: | Nucleotides and Nucleosides Alphabetic Listing | ||||||||
| Literature References: |
Kriaucionis, S; Heintz, N., The nuclear DNA base 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is present in Purkinje neurons and the brain. Science, 2009, 324 (5929): 929–930.; Wyatt, GR; Cohen, SS, A new pyrimidine base from bacteriophage nucleic acids. Nature, 1952, 170 (4338): 1072–1073. |
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| Applications: | A DNA pyrimidine nitrogen base. Important in epigenetics because the compound can possibly switch a gene on and off. Found in large quantities in the brain and embryonic stem cells. |