O6-Benzylguanine – 50 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
19916-73-5
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

O6-Alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT, also known as methylguanine DNA methyltransferase, or MGMT) is a DNA repair protein that directly removes alkyl groups located on the O6-position of guanine from DNA, restoring DNA integrity in a single step.{26735} In the process, AGT is alkylated and irreversibly inactivated.{26735} O6-Benzylguanine is a guanine analog with antineoplastic activity. It serves as a pseudosubstrate for AGT, transferring a benzyl moiety to the active site cysteine of the enzyme. This leads to irreversible inactivation, with 40% reduction in alkyltransferase activity of recombinant human AGT achieved at 0.06 µM.{26730,26728} O6-Benzylguanine is effective in vivo as well as in vitro.{26733} Inactivation of AGT increases the chemotherapeutic effectiveness of chloroethylating and methylating agents.{26725}  

 

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A guanine analog with antineoplastic activity; irreversibly inactivates AGT, with 40% reduction in alkyltransferase activity achieved at 0.06 µM with recombinant human AGT; effective in vivo as well as in vitro


Formal name: 6-(phenylmethoxy)-9H-purin-2-amine

Synonyms:  NSC 637037

Molecular weight: 241.2

CAS: 19916-73-5

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A crystalline solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Methyltransferases||Research Area|Cancer|DNA Damage and Repair