DATASHEET
Formulation
White solid
Storage:
RT
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<br></br>Chemical Name: 3,7-Dihydropurine-6-thione monohydrate<br></br>Molecular weight: 170.19<br></br>Formula: C5H4N4S·H2O<br></br>Solubility: DMSO (>50 mg/ml) Ethanol (5 mg/ml with warming)<br></br>Physical Properties: Yellow solid<br></br>Purity: >98% by HPLC NMR (Conforms)