Isocytosine

Isocytosine

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IUPACName=2-Amino-3H-pyrimidin-4-one
OtherNames=2-Aminouracil
Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=108-53-2
PubChem=66950
SMILES=C1=CN=C(NC1=O)N
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C4H5N3O
MolarMass=111.102
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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.


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