Description

A oxopurine that is adenine bearing a single oxo substituent at position 8.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C5H5N5O 0 151.126
8-oxoadenine

Recommended notation

Name 8-oxoadenine
Abbreviation 8oxoA

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
6-amino-1,7-dihydro-8H-purin-8-one C=12C(=NC=NC1N)NC(N2)=O InChI=1S/C5H5N5O/c6-3-2-4(8-1-7-3)10-5(11)9-2/h1H,(H4,6,7,8,9,10,11) RGKBRPAAQSHTED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • oxyadenine
  • 8-oxoa
  • 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroadenine
  • 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoadenine

Mapping techniques

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References
SMRT direct detection single-base target sequences