Title:  3¢-Guanylic Acid 
CAS Registry Number:  117-68-0 
Additional Names:  Guanosine 3¢-monophosphate;  guanine riboside-3-phosphoric acid;  guanylic acid b 
Molecular Formula:  C10H14N5O8P 
Molecular Weight:  363.22 
Percent Composition:  C 33.07%, H 3.89%, N 19.28%, O 35.24%, P 8.53% 
Literature References:  From yeast or pancreas.  Prepn:  P. A. Levene, L. W. Bass, Nucleic Acids (New York, 1931) pp 224-227.  Structure:  Levene, Jorpes, J. Biol. Chem. 81, 579 (1929); Levene, Harris, ibid. 95, 755 (1932); 98, 9 (1932).  Early work probably done on a mixture of 2¢- and 3¢-guanylic acids; see physical data below.  Separation of two isomers:  Cohn, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 72, 1471 (1950); Khym, Cohn, ibid. 76, 1818 (1954); eidem, Biol. Prepn. 5, 40 (1957).  Absorption spectrum:  Voet et al., Biopolymers 1, 193 (1963).  Reviews:  see Guanine. 
  
Derivative Type:  Dihydrate  
Properties:  Long prisms from water.  The water of crystn is given up at 118° and is taken up again at room temp.  When anhydrous, dec 180° (closed tube).  [a]D25 -8° (c = 2); -65° (c = 2 in 5% NaOH).  Acid to litmus.  Soluble in cold water, freely sol in hot water.  Boiling with dil mineral acids yields guanine, H3PO4, and D-ribose. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 -8° (c = 2); -65° (c = 2 in 5% NaOH) 
  
Derivative Type:  Neutral sodium salt  
Molecular Formula:  Na2C10H12N5O8P 
Molecular Weight:  407.18 
Percent Composition:  Na 11.29%, C 29.50%, H 2.97%, N 17.20%, O 31.43%, P 7.61% 
Properties:  Flakes from water, contains 21.1% H2O.  Sol in cold, freely sol in hot water. 
  
Derivative Type:  Brucine salt heptahydrate  
Molecular Formula:  C10H14N5O8P.(C23H26N2O4)2.7H2O 
Molecular Weight:  1278.25 
Percent Composition:  C 52.62%, H 6.31%, N 9.86%, O 28.79%, P 2.42% 
Properties:  Rectangular leaflets from alc.  When anhydr, dec 233-240°.  [a]D20 -26° (35% alc).  One gram dissolves in 100 ml water. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -26° (35% alc) 
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