2,6-Diaminopurine
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IUPAC name
7H-Purine-2,6-diamine
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Other names
2-Aminoadenine
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1904-98-9 ![]() |
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ChEMBL | ChEMBL388596 ![]() |
ChemSpider | 28738 ![]() |
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PubChem | 30976 |
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C5H6N6 | |
Molar mass | 150.15 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | White to yellow crystalline powder |
Density | 1.743 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 117 to 122 °C (243 to 252 °F; 390 to 395 K) |
2.38 g/L at 20 °C | |
Vapor pressure | {{{value}}} |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,6-Diaminopurine is a compound used to treat leukemia.[1]
In August 2011, a report, based on NASA studies with meteorites found on Earth, was published suggesting 2,6-diaminopurine and related organic molecules, including the DNA and RNA components adenine and guanine, may have been formed extraterrestrially in outer space.[1][2][3]
Cyanophage S-2L
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In Cyanophage S-2L, diaminopurine (DAP) is used instead of adenine (host evasion).[4] Diaminopurine basepairs perfectly with thymine as it is identical to adenine but has an amine group at position 2 forming 3 intramolecular hydrogen bonds, eliminating the major difference between the two types of basepairs (Weak:A-T and Strong:C-G). This improved stability affects protein-binding interactions that rely on those differences.
References
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- ↑ Kirnos MD, Khudyakov IY, Alexandrushkina NI, Vanyushin BF. 2-aminoadenine is an adenine substituting for a base in S-2L cyanophage DNA. Nature. 1977 Nov 24;270(5635):369–70.
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