| Bioactivity | 7-Methyl-6-thioguanosine (MESG) is a chromophoric substrate which can be used for the quantitation of inorganic phosphate. 7-Methyl-6-thioguanosine is also used to determine the activity of purine nucleoside phosphorylase[1][2]. | |||||||||
| Name | 7-Methyl-6-thioguanosine | |||||||||
| CAS | 55727-10-1 | |||||||||
| Formula | C11H15N5O4S | |||||||||
| Molar Mass | 313.33 | |||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | |||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | |||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Cheng Q, et al. A continuous spectrophotometric assay for protein phosphatases. Anal Biochem. 1995 Mar 20;226(1):68-73. [2]. Anna-Maja Aberg, et al. Effects of some modulators on purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity in myocardial tissue. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2010 Feb;70(1):8-14. |