Density 1.74 g/cm³ | ||
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Appearance White to yellow crystalline powder | ||
2,6-Diaminopurine is a compound used to treat leukemia.[1]
In August 2011, a report, based on NASA studies with meteorites found on Earth, was published suggesting 2,6-diaminopurine and related organic molecules, including the DNA and RNA components adenine and guanine, may have been formed extraterrestrially in outer space.
Cyanophage S-2L
In Cyanophage S-2L, diaminopurine (DAP) is used instead of adenine (host evasion). Diaminopurine basepairs perfectly with thymine as it is identical to adenine but has an amine group at position 2 forming 3 intramolecular hydrogen bonds, eliminating the major difference between the two types of basepairs (Weak:A-T and Strong:C-G). This improved stability affects protein-binding interactions that rely on those differences.