Piperonylonitrile

Piperonylonitrile Structure
Piperonylonitrile structure
Common Name Piperonylonitrile
CAS Number 4421-09-4 Molecular Weight 147.131
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 257.3±29.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C8H5NO2 Melting Point 91-93 °C(lit.)
MSDS USA Flash Point 115.4±17.5 °C
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

6-cyanopurine, a color indicator useful for isolating mutations in the nif (nitrogen fixation) genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

J. Bacteriol. 136(1) , 247-52, (1978)

6-Cyanopurine (6-CP) can be used as a color indicator for certain classes of nif (N2 fixation) mutations in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Under N2-fixing conditions, Nif+ colonies and most Nif- colonies are purple on media containing 6-CP. Twenty-two Nif- mutants wi...