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5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine (CAS 838-07-3)

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Alternate Names:
5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine is also known as 5-Methyl-dC.
Application:
5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside isostere of thymidine, and analog of cytidine.
CAS Number:
838-07-3
Purity:
≥98%
Molecular Weight:
241.20
Molecular Formula:
C10H15N3O4
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside used in epigenetics research. In single stranded DNA, 5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine can act to signal de novo DNA methylation. 5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine is a cytidine (sc-221450) analog and an isostere of thymidine (sc-296542). 5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine is also used to investigate the connection between gene expression control and DNA methylation patterns.


5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine (CAS 838-07-3) References

  1. Formation of 5-formyl-2'-deoxycytidine from 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in duplex DNA by Fenton-type reactions and gamma-irradiation.  |  Murata-Kamiya, N., et al. 1999. Nucleic Acids Res. 27: 4385-90. PMID: 10536146
  2. High-performance liquid chromatography determination of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine, 2'-deoxycytidine, and other deoxynucleosides and nucleosides in DNA digests.  |  Magaña, AA., et al. 2008. Anal Biochem. 374: 378-85. PMID: 18157934
  3. HPCE quantification of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in genomic DNA: methodological optimization for chestnut and other woody species.  |  Hasbún, R., et al. 2008. Plant Physiol Biochem. 46: 815-22. PMID: 18538578
  4. Determination of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in genomic DNA using high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection.  |  Sandhu, J., et al. 2009. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 877: 1957-61. PMID: 19501556
  5. Direct analysis of 5-methylcytosine and 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in human urine by isotope dilution LC-MS/MS: correlations with N-methylated purines and oxidized DNA lesions.  |  Hu, CW., et al. 2012. Chem Res Toxicol. 25: 462-70. PMID: 22268645
  6. Evaluation of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine stability in hydrolyzed and nonhydrolyzed DNA by HPLC-UV.  |  Kovatsi, L., et al. 2012. Bioanalysis. 4: 367-72. PMID: 22394137
  7. The cyclobutane dimers of 2'-deoxyuridine, 2'-deoxycytidine, 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine.  |  Shetlar, MD. and Chung, J. 2012. Photochem Photobiol. 88: 1236-47. PMID: 22571327
  8. Potent methyl oxidation of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine by halogenated quinoid carcinogens and hydrogen peroxide via a metal-independent mechanism.  |  Shao, J., et al. 2013. Free Radic Biol Med. 60: 177-82. PMID: 23376470
  9. Detection of oxidation products of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in Arabidopsis DNA.  |  Liu, S., et al. 2013. PLoS One. 8: e84620. PMID: 24391970
  10. Quantification of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in the DNA.  |  Giel-Pietraszuk, M., et al. 2015. Acta Biochim Pol. 62: 281-6. PMID: 26098716
  11. Simultaneous quantitative determination of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine genomic incorporation and DNA demethylation by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry as exposure-response measures of nucleoside analog DNA methyltransferase inhibitors.  |  Anders, NM., et al. 2016. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 1022: 38-45. PMID: 27082761
  12. 5-Methyl-2'-deoxycytidine. Metabolism and effects on cell lethality studied with human leukemic cells in vitro.  |  Jekunen, A. and Vilpo, JA. 1984. Mol Pharmacol. 25: 431-5. PMID: 6587184

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5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine, 100 mg

sc-278256
100 mg
$80.00

5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine, 1 g

sc-278256A
1 g
$161.00

5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine, 5 g

sc-278256B
5 g
$338.00

5-Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine, 25 g

sc-278256C
25 g
$1498.00