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Last uploaded: January 31, 2024
Preferred Name

mercaptopurine

Synonyms

Leukerin

Definitions

A thiopurine-derivative antimetabolite with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities. Produced through the metabolism of mercaptopurine by hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), mercaptopurine metabolites 6-thioguanosine-5'-phosphate (6-thioGMP) and 6-thioinosine (T-IMP) inhibit nucleotide interconversions and de novo purine synthesis, thereby blocking the formation of purine nucleotides and inhibiting DNA synthesis. This agent is also incorporated into DNA in the form of deoxythioguanosine, which results in the disruption of DNA replication. In addition, mercaptopurine is converted to 6-methylmercaptopurine ribonucleoside (MMPR) by 6-thiopurine methyltransferase; MMPRs are also potent inhibitors of de novo purine synthesis. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C195" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C195" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000043436

altLabel

Leukerin

Alti-Mercaptopurine

Mercapto-6-purine

BW 57-323H

purine-6-thiol Monohydrate

6-mercaptopurine monohydrate

6 thiohypoxanthine

U-4748

7-mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene

6 thiopurine

6MP

Purimethol

6-thiopurine

Puri-Nethol

purine-6-thiol (8CI)

Mern

6-mercaptopurine

6-thioxopurine

Flocofil

Mercaleukim

1,7-Dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione

6H-purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)

purine-6-thiol, monohydrate

Leupurin

Azathiopurine

6-MP

WR-2785

Mercaptina

1,7 dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione monohydrate

MP

Purinethiol

Mercapurin

Purinethol

Purixan

6-purinethiol

3H purine-6-thiol

Xaluprine

Ismipur

CAS Registry

6112-76-1 (monohydrate)

50-44-2

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cui

C0722911

C0000618

C3819063

C1513134

C0729098

C1513135

C0729099

C1455642

C1522533

C1513139

C1513137

C1513138

C1513136

C0729100

C3827179

C0917847

C1522534

C0886849

Date last modified

2014-05-01

definition

A thiopurine-derivative antimetabolite with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities. Produced through the metabolism of mercaptopurine by hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), mercaptopurine metabolites 6-thioguanosine-5'-phosphate (6-thioGMP) and 6-thioinosine (T-IMP) inhibit nucleotide interconversions and de novo purine synthesis, thereby blocking the formation of purine nucleotides and inhibiting DNA synthesis. This agent is also incorporated into DNA in the form of deoxythioguanosine, which results in the disruption of DNA replication. In addition, mercaptopurine is converted to 6-methylmercaptopurine ribonucleoside (MMPR) by 6-thiopurine methyltransferase; MMPRs are also potent inhibitors of de novo purine synthesis. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C195" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C195" NCI Thesaurus)

IND Code

24850

1226

Legacy PDQ ID

858

LT

TRD

NCI ID

C195

notation

CDR0000043436

NSC Code

755

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

mercaptopurine

tui

T109

T114

T121

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