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5-METHYLCYTOSINE

5-METHYLCYTOSINE Structure
CAS No.
554-01-8
Chemical Name:
5-METHYLCYTOSINE
Synonyms
4-Amino-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one;5-methylcytosin;5-METHYLCYTOSINE;Cytosine, 5-methyl-;5-Methylcytosine,>96%;5-Methylcytosine (~90%);5-Methylcytosine, 97%, 97%;5-METHYLCYTOSINE USP/EP/BP;4-Amino-5-methyl-2-pyrimidinol;5-Methylcytosine, 10 mM in DMSO
CBNumber:
CB5154906
Molecular Formula:
C5H7N3O
Molecular Weight:
125.13
MOL File:
554-01-8.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Modify Date:
2025/4/17 18:22:24

5-METHYLCYTOSINE Properties

Melting point 270°C (rough estimate)
Boiling point 232.57°C (rough estimate)
Density 1.2602 (rough estimate)
refractive index 1.6510 (estimate)
storage temp. Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature
solubility Methanol (Sparingly, Heated)
pka 9.05±0.10(Predicted)
form Crystalline
color White to Off-White
Water Solubility Soluble in water.
Merck 14,6050
CAS DataBase Reference 554-01-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H319-H317
Precautionary statements  P261-P272-P280-P302+P352-P333+P313-P321-P363-P501-P264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P
RTECS  UW7362350
NFPA 704
1
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5-METHYLCYTOSINE Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

Crystals in prisms from water.

Uses

5-Methylcytosine is used as a marker to protect DNA from being cut by native methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes. It is also employed in the production of 4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-imidazole-1-carbaldehyde.

Definition

ChEBI: A pyrimidine that is a derivative of cytosine, having a methyl group at the 5-position.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from water (solubility is 3.4%). The hydrochloride has m 299-301o (sintering at 280o) (from aqueous HCl/Me2CO). [Hitchings et al. J Biol Chem 177 537 1949, Cohn J Am Chem Soc 73 1539 1951, Beilstein 25 II 183, 25 III/IV 3727.]

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5-METHYLCYTOSINE Spectrum

4-Amino-5-methyl-2-pyrimidinol Cytosine, 5-methyl- 5-Methylcytosine,>96% 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-5-methyl- (9CI) 4-amino-5-methyl-3H-pyrimidin-2-one 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 6-amino-5-methyl- 2(1H)-Oxo-4(3H)-imino-5-methylpyrimidine 2(1H)-Oxo-4-amino-5-methylpyrimidine 2-Hydroxy-4-amino-5-methylpyrimidine 4-Amino-5-methyl-1,2-dihydropyrimidine-2-one 4(6)-AMino-2-hydroxy-5-MethylpyriMidine 4-AMino-5-Methyl-2(1H)pyriMidinone 4-aMino-5-Methyl-1,2-dihydropyriMidin-2-one 5-Methylcytosine, 97%, 97% 5-METHYLCYTOSINE 5-methylcytosin 5-Methylcytosine (~90%) 5-METHYLCYTOSINE USP/EP/BP 4-Amino-5-methylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one 5-Methylcytosine, 10 mM in DMSO 554-01-8 Nucleic acids Pyrimidines PYRIMIDINE Elisa Kit-Rat Elisa Kit