Compound

N(6)-methyladenosine

A methyladenosine compound with one methyl group attached to N6 of the adenine nucleobase.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:21891), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:21891ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of N(6)-methyladenosine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C11H15N5O4
Mass: 281.272 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: VQAYFKKCNSOZKM-IOSLPCCCSA-N
SMILES: CNc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

ADKProteinUNIPROT:P55263substrate ofInferred only11 paths11 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

2 statements

2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N(6)-methyladenosine · Sources: Rhea

Order

N(6)-methyladenosine is converted to N(6)-methyl-AMPCompoundRhea RHEA:86211Inferred only
N(6)-methyladenosine is a substrate of ADKProteinRhea RHEA:86211Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

N(6)-methyladenosine+ATP(4-)N(6)-methyl-AMP+ADP(3-)+hydron
Catalysed by ADK
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:86211CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

10 names

Resolves to: N(6)-methyladenosine

Also called: (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2-Hydroxymethyl-5-(6-methylamino-purin-9-yl)-tetrahydro-furan-3,4-diol6-Methyladenosine6-Methylaminopurine D-riboside6-Methylaminopurine ribonucleoside6-Methylaminopurine riboside6-Methylaminopurinosinem6aN(6)-monomethyladenosineN6-monomethyladenosine
Systematic name: N-methyladenosine