Adenine

White crystal

Melting point: >360°C
Loss on drying: 1.0%
Reside on ignition: 0.1%
Toxicity: The oral LD50 of rats is 745 mg/kg.
Uses: Adenine was originally a pharmaceutical intermediate. Later it was not only important for steroidal kinesin such as 6-benzylaminopurine, kinetin, isopentenyl Adenine, N-benzyl-9-(2-tetrahydropyranyl) adenine plant cel, etc. An intermediate, and itself has the physiological role of cytokinin and is widely used in biochemical research. It can germination of tobacco pulp tissue, but with low activity.