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MW 111.1 g/mol. Nucleoside. Pyrimidine derivative. One of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, along with adenine, guanine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). Cytosine reagent is used in a wide variety of research applications, as an enzyme substrate or precursor of effector molecules such as cytosine sugars.

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Chemical Structure - Cytosine, Nucleoside (AB146257), expandable thumbnail

Key facts

CAS number
71-30-7
Form
Powder
Molecular weight
111.1 g/mol
Molecular formula
C4H5N3O
Nature
Synthetic

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MW 111.1 g/mol. Nucleoside. Pyrimidine derivative. One of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, along with adenine, guanine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). Cytosine reagent is used in a wide variety of research applications, as an enzyme substrate or precursor of effector molecules such as cytosine sugars.

Key facts

Solubility

Soluble in 0.5M HCl solution to 100 mM.

Biological description

Nucleoside. Pyrimidine derivative. One of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, along with adenine, guanine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). Cytosine reagent is used in a wide variety of research applications, as an enzyme substrate or precursor of effector molecules such as cytosine sugars.

IUPAC name
4-Amino-2(1H)-pyrimidinone

Storage

Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
Ambient
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
Ambient
Storage information
Store under desiccating conditions, The product can be stored for up to 12 months

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  • Chemical Structure - Cytosine, Nucleoside (ab146257), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - Cytosine, Nucleoside (ab146257)

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