2-Aminopurine, a purine analog of guanine and adenine, is a fluorescent molecular marker used in nucleic acid research.[1] It most commonly pairs with thymine as an adenine-analogue, but can also pair with cytosine as a guanine-analogue.[2] For this reason it is sometimes used in the laboratory for mutagenesis.

2-Aminopurine
2-Aminopurine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Purin-2-amine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H5N5/c6-5-7-1-3-4(10-5)9-2-8-3/h1-2H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10) checkY
    Key: MWBWWFOAEOYUST-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C5H5N5/c6-5-7-1-3-4(10-5)9-2-8-3/h1-2H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10)
    Key: MWBWWFOAEOYUST-UHFFFAOYAC
  • Nc2ncc1nc[nH]c1n2
Properties
C5H5N5
Molar mass 135.130 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

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  1. ^ Jean JM, Hall KB (2001). "2-Aminopurine fluorescence quenching and lifetimes: role of base stacking". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 (1): 37–41. doi:10.1073/pnas.011442198. PMC 14540. PMID 11120885.
  2. ^ Sowers LC, Fazakerley GV, Eritja R, Kaplan BE, Goodman MF (1986). "Base pairing and mutagenesis: observation of a protonated base pair between 2-aminopurine and cytosine in an oligonucleotide by proton NMR". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83 (15): 5434–5438. Bibcode:1986PNAS...83.5434S. doi:10.1073/pnas.83.15.5434. PMC 386301. PMID 3461441.