Bioactivity | 5-Methylcytosine is a well-characterized DNA modification, and is also predominantly in abundant non-coding RNAs in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. 5-Methylcytosine in mRNA is a new epitranscriptome marker inArabidopsis, and that regulation of this modification is an integral part of gene regulatory networks underlying plant development[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | 5-Methylcytosine | ||||||||||||
CAS | 554-01-8 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C5H7N3O | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 125.13 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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