7-Deaza-ATP is a chemically modified ATP analog wherein the nitrogen atom at position 7 of the adenine ring is replaced by a carbon atom This structural alteration modulates its interactions with enzymes and nucleic acid-binding proteins As a nucleotide analog 7-Deaza-ATP can be incorporated into DNA and RNA strands thereby influencing polymerase enzyme activity and subsequently affecting nucleotide synthesis replication and repair processes Due to these properties this molecule is applied in investigating nucleotide-protein binding specificity and the catalytic mechanisms of enzymes facilitating research towards nucleotide-targeted therapeutic strategies