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mercaptopurine

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mercaptopurine

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Also known as 6-mercaptopurine, Purinethol®, mercaptopurine anhydrous, Mercaptopurine anhydrous, 6-Thiohypoxanthine, Mercaptopurina, 6-Thioxopurine, 6-Mercaptopurine

Mercaptopurine (6-MP), sold under the brand name Purinethol among others, is a medication used for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Specifically it is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. For acute lymphocytic leukemia it is generally used with methotrexate. It is taken orally.

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Vinony's link graph records 342 inbound references to mercaptopurine, and connects out to bone marrow suppression, zygosity and Thiopurine S-methyltransferase.

It sits within the topics Drugs with non-standard legal status, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and IARC Group 3 carcinogens.

Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Drug.verifiedrevid
462248688
Drug.image
Mercaptopurine.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200
Drug.image2
Mercaptopurin ball-and-stick.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Purinethol, Purixan, others
Drug.synonyms
6-mercaptopurine (6-MP)
Drug.MedlinePlus
a682653
Drug.DailyMedID
Mercaptopurine
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
L01
Drug.ATC_suffix
BB02
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.bioavailability
5 to 37%
Drug.metabolism
xanthine oxidase

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Chemical data

Formula
C5H4N4S
Molecular weight
152.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
3,7-dihydropurine-6-thione
SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1)C(=S)N=CN2
InChIKey
GLVAUDGFNGKCSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0
Polar surface area
85.2 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Research

23,039 papers

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Wikidata facts

Mass
152.016
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chemical formula
C₅H₄N₄S
Commons category
Mercaptopurine
canonical SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1)C(=S)N=CN2
MCN code
2933.59.35
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Precautions
  • Drug interactions
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • History
  • References
  • Further reading

Mercaptopurine (6-MP), sold under the brand name Purinethol among others, is a medication used for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Specifically it is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. For acute lymphocytic leukemia it is generally used with methotrexate. It is taken orally.

Common side effects include bone marrow suppression, liver toxicity, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Other serious side effects include an increased risk of future cancer and pancreatitis. Those with a genetic deficiency in thiopurine S-methyltransferase are at higher risk of side effects. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. Mercaptopurine is in the thiopurine and antimetabolite family of medications.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mercaptopurine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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