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6-Mercaptopurine

Overview
Catalog # bs-82995c-200-mg
Product Name 6-Mercaptopurine
Specifications
Storage Buffer White solid
Storage Condition RT
Target
Product Information Purine antimetabolite drug used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and inflammatory bowel disease.1 It inhibits DNA synthesis by inhibiting the production of purine containing nucleotides. The immunomodulatory activity of 6-Mercaptopurine is mainly the result of the 6-MP metabolite 6-thioguanine triphosphate (6-TGTP) binding to small GTPase Rac1.2
Description CAS Number: 6112-76-1

Chemical Name: 3,7-Dihydropurine-6-thione monohydrate

Molecular weight: 170.19

Formula: C5H4N4S·H2O

Solubility: DMSO (>50 mg/ml) Ethanol (5 mg/ml with warming)

Physical Properties: Yellow solid

Purity: >98% by HPLC NMR (Conforms)