CHEBI:142766 - 6-hydroxymethyladenine

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ChEBI Name 6-hydroxymethyladenine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:142766
Definition A 6-alkylaminopurine that is adenine where one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by a hydroxymethyl group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Formula C6H7N5O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 165.153
Monoisotopic Mass 165.06506
InChI 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)
InChIKey KFYZVFUMYFTSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C=1N=C(C=2N=CNC2N1)NCO
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 6-hydroxymethyladenine (CHEBI:142766) has functional parent adenine (CHEBI:16708)
6-hydroxymethyladenine (CHEBI:142766) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
6-hydroxymethyladenine (CHEBI:142766) is a 6-alkylaminopurine (CHEBI:17524)
6-hydroxymethyladenine (CHEBI:142766) is a hemiaminal (CHEBI:73080)
6-hydroxymethyladenine (CHEBI:142766) is a nucleobase analogue (CHEBI:67142)
IUPAC Name
(9H-purin-6-ylamino)methanol
Synonyms Sources
6-hydroxymethyladenine ChEBI
N6-hydroxymethyl-adenine ChEBI
N6-hydroxymethyladenine ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
4551-94-4 CAS Registry Number ChEBI
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Last Modified
07 December 2018