Isocytosine
Chemical compound that is an isomer of cytosine
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Preferred IUPAC name 2-Amino-3H-pyrimidin-4-one | |
Other names 2-Aminouracil | |
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Chemical formula | C4H5N3O |
Molar mass | 111.104 g·mol−1 |
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Chemical compound
Isocytosine or 2-aminouracil is a pyrimidine base that is an isomer of cytosine. It is used in combination with isoguanine in studies of unnatural nucleic acid analogues of the normal base pairs in DNA.[1] In particular, it is used as a nucleobase of hachimoji RNA.[2]
It can be synthesized from guanidine and malic acid.[3]
It is also used in physical chemical studies involving metal complex binding, hydrogen bonding, and tautomerism and proton transfer effects in nucleobases.[4]
References
- ^ "Isocytosine". Molecule of the Week. American Chemical Society. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Hoshika, Shuichi; et al. (22 February 2019). "Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks". Science. 363 (6429): 884–887. doi:10.1126/science.aat0971. PMC 6413494. PMID 30792304.
- ^ William T. Caldwell , Harry B. Kime (1940). "A New Synthesis of Isocytosine". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 62 (9): 2365–2365. doi:10.1021/ja01866a028.
- ^ "Isocytosine". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved November 1, 2012.