5'-S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine is adenosine with the hydroxy group at C-5' substituted with a methylthio (methylsulfanyl) group.
Definition
5'-S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine is adenosine with the hydroxy group at C-5' substituted with a methylthio (methylsulfanyl) group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is functionally related to an adenosine.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 634Z2VK3UQ · registered name 5'-METHYLTHIOADENOSINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2457-80-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20179308
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID10101799
- IUPAC
- 5'-S-Methyl-5'-thioadenosine
- Molecular formula
- C11H15N5O3S
- Molecular weight
- 297.33 g/mol
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
Related literature
- Abstract 3020: The tumor suppressive role of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase in melanoma · 2024
- Methylthioadenosine (MTA) inhibits melanoma cell proliferation and in vivo tumor growth · 2010
- Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase represents a predictive marker for response to adjuvant interferon therapy in patients with malignant melanoma · 2009
- Assessment of methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidases of Borrelia burgdorferi as targets for novel antimicrobials using a novel high-throughput method. · 2009
- Tissue microarray analysis of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase protein expression in melanocytic skin tumors. · 2006