Product Description: Guanine is one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Guanine is a purine derivative, consisting of a fused pyrimidine-imidazole ring system with conjugated double bonds. Guanine has the potential to serve as a large-capacity N pool[1].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C5H5N5O
References: [1]Mojzeš P, et al. Guanine, a high-capacity and rapid-turnover nitrogen reserve in microalgal cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Dec 22;117(51):32722-32730.