Chemicals and Drugs

Adenine

A purine base and a fundamental unit of ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A purine base and a fundamental unit of ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C5H5N5
Molecular Weight
135.13 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
73-24-5
IUPAC Name
7H-purin-6-amine
InChIKey
GFFGJBXGBJISGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=NC2=NC=NC(=C2N1)N
MeSH Unique ID
D000225
Source
PubChem CID 190

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Vitamin B 4
  • 4, Vitamin B
  • B 4, Vitamin

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Aspects Covered

27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/biosyn/physiol permitted

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Tree Number

  1. D03w.633.100.759.138w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adenine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000225. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000225
  2. Adenine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenine
  3. Adenine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15277
  4. Adenine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 190. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/190