Description

A purine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside that is inosine in which the hydroxy group at position 2' is replaced by a hydrogen.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C10H12N4O4 0 252.22684
2'-deoxyinosine

Recommended notation

Name 2'-deoxyinosine
Abbreviation dI

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
2'-deoxyinosine, 9-[(2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-9H-purin-6-ol OC[C@H]1O[C@H](C[C@@H]1O)n1cnc2c1nc[nH]c2=O InChI=1S/C10H12N4O4/c15-2-6-5(16)1-7(18-6)14-4-13-8-9(14)11-3-12-10(8)17/h3-7,15-16H,1-2H2,(H,11,12,17)/t5-,6+,7+/m0/s1 VGONTNSXDCQUGY-RRKCRQDMSA-N
  • 9-(2-deoxy-beta-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-9h-purin-6-ol
  • deoxyinosine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural damage and hypermodified nucleobase
  • Escherichia coli
  • Homo sapiens
  • Rattus norvegicus
  • Thermoanaerobacter acetoethylicus