Cordycepin
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
9-(3-Deoxy-β-D-ribofuranosyl)adenine | |
| Other names
Cordycepine 3'-Deoxyadenosine | |
| Identifiers | |
73-03-0  | |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL305686 |
| ChemSpider | 6064 |
| 4630 | |
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| PubChem | 6303 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H13N5O3 | |
| Molar mass | 251.25 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 225.5 °C (437.9 °F; 498.6 K) |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Cordycepin, or 3'-deoxyadenosine, is a derivative of the nucleoside adenosine, differing from the latter by the absence of the hydroxy group in the 3' position of its ribose part. It was initially extracted from fungi of genus Cordyceps, but is now produced synthetically.
Because cordycepin is similar to adenosine, some enzymes cannot discriminate between the two. Therefore, it can participate in certain biochemical reactions (for example, be incorporated into an RNA molecule, thus causing the premature termination of its synthesis).[1][2]
Cordycepin has displayed cytotoxicity against some leukemic cell lines in vitro, and at least one clinical trial of cordycepin as a leukemia treatment is in progress. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ Siev, M., Weinberg, R. and Penman, S. (1969). "The selective interruption of nucleolar RNA synthesis in HeLa cells by cordycepin". J. Cell Biol. 41 (2): 510–520. doi:10.1083/jcb.41.2.510. PMC 2107749. PMID 5783871.
- ↑ Kondrashov A, Meijer HA, Barthet-Barateig A, Parker HN, Khurshid A, Tessier S; et al. (2012). "Inhibition of polyadenylation reduces inflammatory gene induction". RNA 18 (12): 2236–50. doi:10.1261/rna.032391.112. PMC 3504674. PMID 23118416.
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. "Definition of cordycepin". NCI Drug Dictionary. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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