| Bioactivity | 6-Amino-5-nitropyridin-2-one is a pyridine base and used as a nucleobase of hachimoji DNA, in which it pairs with 5-aza-7-deazaguanine[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | 6-Amino-5-nitropyridin-2-one | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 211555-30-5 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C5H5N3O3 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 155.11 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Hoshika S, et al. Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks. Science. 2019 Feb 22;363(6429):884-887. |