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Hypoxanthine

C₅H₄N₄O · 14 atoms

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Hypoxanthine

Elements

OOxygen NNitrogen CCarbon HHydrogen

About

Hypoxanthine is a purine nucleobase that consists of purine bearing an oxo substituent at position 6. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is an oxopurine, a purine nucleobase and a nucleobase analogue. It is functionally related to an adenine.

Properties

IUPAC name1,7-dihydropurin-6-one

CAS number68-94-0

Molar mass136.11 g/mol

Melting point150 °C

GHS hazards

Irritant

Sources

Properties: PubChem CID 135398638
3D structure: PubChem CID 135398638 (3D conformer)
CAS number: PubChem CID 135398638
Description: PubChem ← ChEBI
Melting point: PubChem ← Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
Hazards: PubChem ← European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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