8-(4-Amino-phenyl)-2’-deoxyguanosine is an analog of 8-Oxo-2’-deoxyguanosine (O850250); a marker compound indicative of DNA damage associated with mutagenesis and carcinogenesis. 8-Oxo-2’-deoxyguanosine can also induce differentiation of Friend murine erythroleukemia cells in vitro.