Description

A member of the class of 6-aminopurinnes that is adenine in which one of the exocyclic amino hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C5H5N5O 0 151.126
<i>N</i><sup>6</sup>-hydroxyadenine

Recommended notation

Name 6-hydroxyaminopurine
Abbreviation HAP

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
N-hydroxy-1H-purin-6-amine ONc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12 InChI=1S/C5H5N5O/c11-10-5-3-4(7-1-6-3)8-2-9-5/h1-2,11H,(H2,6,7,8,9,10) CBCQWVQNMGNYEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 6-n-hydroxylaminopurine
  • 6-hydroxyaminopurine
  • n-hydroxyadenine
  • 6-hydroxylaminopurine
  • n-(7h-purin-6-yl)hydroxylamine
  • n(6)-hydroxyadenine
  • hap

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
synthetic mutagenic