Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 2-amino-5-(aminomethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one, dihydrochloride
Purity: ≥90%
Formula Markup: C7H9N5O • 2HCl
Formula Weight: 252,1
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 86694-45-3
Notes: preQ1 is a precursor in the biosynthesis of queuosine, a bacterial nucleoside incorporated into tRNA by tRNA transglycosylase.{38244} preQ1 binds to an aptamer domain on tRNA that acts as a riboswitch to repress gene expression.{38245}