Deoxyadenosine

Deoxyadenosine
Skeletal formula of deoxyadenosine
Space-filling model of the deoxyadenosine molecule
Names
IUPAC name
5-(6-Aminopurin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-ol
Other names
2'-Deoxyadenosine; α-Deoxyadenosine; dA
Identifiers
958-09-8 YesY
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:17256 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL416340 N
ChemSpider 13135 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.262
5109
MeSH 2'-deoxyadenosine
PubChem 636
UNII P582C98ULC YesY
Properties
C10H13N5O3
Molar mass 251.24192
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Deoxyadenosine (symbol dA or dAdo) is a deoxyribonucleoside. It is a derivative of the nucleoside adenosine, differing from the latter by the replacement of a hydroxyl group (-OH) by hydrogen (-H) at the 2' position of its ribose sugar moiety. Deoxyadenosine is the DNA nucleoside A, which pairs with deoxythymidine (T) in double-stranded DNA.

In absence of adenosine deaminase (ADA) it accumulates in T lymphocytes and kills these cells resulting in a genetic disorder known as adenosine deaminase severe combined immunodeficiency disease (ADA-SCID).[1]

See also

References

  1. Griffiths, Anthony J. F.; Wessler, Susan R.; Carroll, Sean B.; Doebly, John (2012). Introduction to Genetic Analysis (10th ed.). New York: W . H. Freeman and Company. ISBN 1-4641-0661-4.


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