Bioactivity | 7,9-Dimethylguanine is a modified nucleotide base whose content in urine and serum of patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is closely related to the severity of ALD. The free nucleotides/bases in urine and serum samples of ALD patients and controls were extracted and quantified by untargeted and nontargeted metabolomics methods, and 39 free nucleotides/bases were found in urine and 40 in serum, of which 12 and 11 modified nucleotide bases were significantly changed in patient samples (q 20%). The content of 7,9-Dimethylguanine in urine and 2-methylthio-N6-serine carbamoyl adenosine (ms2t6A) in serum were strongly associated with the severity of ALD, with Spearman rank correlation coefficients of 0.66 and 0.74 with Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores, respectively. Notably, the levels of these two metabolites varied sufficiently to distinguish severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) from non-severe ALD, and non-severe ALD from healthy controls. |
CAS | 524-35-6 |
Formula | C7H9N5O |
Molar Mass | 179.18 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Metabolic Analysis of Nucleosides/Bases in the Urine and Serum of Patients with Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease |