Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-15 06:27:29 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 06:39:38 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0015661
Metabolite Identification
Common NameCordycepin
DescriptionCordycepin, also known as 3'-deoxyadenosine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as purine 3'-deoxyribonucleosides. Purine 3'-deoxyribonucleosides are compounds consisting of a purine linked to a ribose which lacks a hydroxyl group at position 3. Cordycepin has displayed cytotoxicity against some leukemic cell lines in vitro, and at least one clinical trial of cordycepin as a leukemia treatment is in progress. Because cordycepin is similar to adenosine, some enzymes cannot discriminate between the two. Cordycepin is a strong basic compound (based on its pKa). Cordycepin has been found to produce rapid, robust imipramine-like antidepressant effects in animal models of depression, and these effects, similarly to those of imipramine, are dependent on enhancement of AMPA receptor signaling. Cordycepin, or 3'-deoxyadenosine, is a derivative of the nucleoside adenosine, differing from the latter by the absence of the hydroxy group in the 3' position of its ribose moiety. It was initially extracted from the fungus Cordyceps militaris, but can now be produced synthetically. It can therefore participate in certain biochemical reactions (for example, incorporation into an mRNA molecule, resulting in premature termination of protein synthesis).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
9-(beta-D-3'-Deoxyribofuranosyl)adenineChEBI
9-CordyceposidoadenineChEBI
CordycepineChEBI
3'-DeoxyadenosineKegg
9-(b-D-3'-Deoxyribofuranosyl)adenineGenerator
9-(Β-D-3'-deoxyribofuranosyl)adenineGenerator
Molecular FormulaC10H13N5O3
Average Mass251.2419
Monoisotopic Mass251.101839307
IUPAC Name(2R,3R,5S)-2-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-ol
Traditional Namecordycepin
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H][C@@]1(CO)C[C@@]([H])(O)[C@@]([H])(O1)N1C=NC2=C(N)N=CN=C12
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H13N5O3/c11-8-7-9(13-3-12-8)15(4-14-7)10-6(17)1-5(2-16)18-10/h3-6,10,16-17H,1-2H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t5-,6+,10+/m0/s1
InChI KeyOFEZSBMBBKLLBJ-BAJZRUMYSA-N