Structured Summary
Abstract
A nucleoside that is composed of ADENINE and D-RIBOSE. Adenosine or adenosine derivatives play many important biological roles in addition to being components of DNA and RNA. Adenosine itself is a neurotransmitter.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10H13N5O4
- Molecular Weight
- 267.24 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 58-61-7
- IUPAC Name
- (2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-3,4-diol
- InChIKey
- OIRDTQYFTABQOQ-KQYNXXCUSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000241
- Source
- PubChem CID 60961
MeSH Record
Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Adenocard
- Adenoscan
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
72; was see under NUCLEOSIDES 1963-71
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Nucleosides (1966-1971)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Adenosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000241. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000241
- Adenosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine
- Adenosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190012
- Adenosine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 60961. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/60961