Chemicals and Drugs

Guanosine

A purine nucleoside that has guanine linked by its N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is a component of ribonucleic acid and its nucleotides play important roles in metabolism. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A purine nucleoside that has guanine linked by its N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is a component of ribonucleic acid and its nucleotides play important roles in metabolism. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H13N5O5
Molecular Weight
283.24 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
118-00-3
IUPAC Name
2-amino-9-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-1H-purin-6-one
InChIKey
NYHBQMYGNKIUIF-UUOKFMHZSA-N
SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)N=C(NC2=O)N
MeSH Unique ID
D006151
Source
PubChem CID 135398635

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

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History Note

72; was see under NUCLEOSIDES 1963-71

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Previous Indexing

  • Nucleosides (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Guanosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006151
  2. Guanosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanosine
  3. Guanosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422462
  4. Guanosine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 135398635. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/135398635