6-Hydroxy-2-methylaminopurine

2-(Methylamino)-1H-purin-6(7H)-one (N2-Methylguanine) is a modified nucleoside. 2-(Methylamino)-1H-purin-6(7H)-one is an endogenous methylated nucleoside found in human fluids.

ChEBI: N(2)-methylguanine is a methylguanine in which the methyl group is located at the N2-position. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a methylguanine and a secondary amino compound.

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[1] Rife JP, et al. N 2-methylguanosine is iso-energetic with guanosine in RNA duplexes and GNRA tetraloops. Nucleic Acids Res. 1998 Aug 15;26(16):3640-4. DOI:10.1093/nar/26.16.3640
[2] Youvan DC, et al. Reverse transcriptase pauses at N2-methylguanine during in vitro transcription of Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1979 Aug;76(8):3751-4. DOI:10.1073/pnas.76.8.3751