Isocytosine
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Isocytosine | |
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IUPAC name | 2-Amino-3H-pyrimidin-4-one |
Other names | 2-Aminouracil |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [108-53-2] |
PubChem | |
SMILES | C1=CN=C(NC1=O)N |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | C4H5N3O |
Molar mass | 111.102 |
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
Isocytosine or 2-aminouracil is a pyrimidine base that is an isomer of cytosine. It is used in combination with isoguanine in studies of unnatural nucleic acid analogues of the normal base pairs in DNA.