N-benzyladenine is a member of the class of 6-aminopurines that is adenine in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by a benzyl group.
Definition
N-benzyladenine is a member of the class of 6-aminopurines that is adenine in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group is replaced by a benzyl group. It has a role as a cytokinin and a plant metabolite. It is functionally related to an adenine.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII KXG6A989PS · registered name N6-BENZYLADENINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベンジルアデニン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1214-39-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-927-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7032630
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5012630
- IUPAC
- N-Benzyl-1H-purin-6-amine
- Molecular formula
- C12H11N5
- Molecular weight
- 225.255 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 233 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- (1.79E-11 mm Hg at 20 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 60 ㎎/ℓ (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.57
- Molecular weight
- 254
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Human Skin Fibroblasts as an In Vitro Model Illustrating Changes in Collagen Levels and Skin Cell Migration Under the Influence of Selected Plant Hormones · 2024
- Effect of chemical thinning using 6-benzyladenine (BA) on Maciel peach (Prunus persica L.) · 2018
- Identification of candidate genes mediating apple fruit-cracking resistance following the application of gibberellic acids 4 + 7 and the cytokinin 6-benzyladenine. · 2018
- N6-benzyladenine and kinetin influence antioxidative stress parameters in human skin fibroblasts · 2016
- Reducing the incidence of calyx cracking in ‘Pink Lady’ apple using a combination of cytokinin 6-benzyladenine and gibberellins (GA4+7) · 2013
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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