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IUPAC name
5-(6-Aminopurin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-ol
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2'-Deoxyadenosine; α-Deoxyadenosine; dA
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.012.262 |
| MeSH | 2'-deoxyadenosine |
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| C10H13N5O3 | |
| Molar mass | 251.24192 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Deoxyadenosine (symbol dA or dAdo) is a deoxyribonucleoside. It is a derivative of the nucleoside adenosine, differing from the latter by the replacement of a hydroxyl group (-OH) by hydrogen (-H) at the 2' position of its ribose sugar moiety. Deoxyadenosine is the DNA nucleoside A, which pairs with deoxythymidine (T) in double-stranded DNA.
In absence of adenosine deaminase (ADA) it accumulates in T lymphocytes and kills these cells resulting in a genetic disorder known as adenosine deaminase severe combined immunodeficiency disease (ADA-SCID).