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6-Mercaptopurine monohydrate

98%

Synonym(s):

6-Purinethiol, 6-Thiohypoxanthine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4N4S · H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
170.19
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4012091
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

98%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O.Sc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12

InChI

1S/C5H4N4S.H2O/c10-5-3-4(7-1-6-3)8-2-9-5;/h1-2H,(H2,6,7,8,9,10);1H2

InChI key

WFFQYWAAEWLHJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PPAT(5471)

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General description

6-Mercaptopurine monohydrate is an antimetabolite and antineoplastic drug. Its cocrystallization with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid or salt formation with piperazine may improve its aqueous solubility.

Application

6-Mercaptopurine is a widely used antileukemic agent that inhibits de novo purine synthesis through incorporation of thiopurine methyltransferase metabolites into DNA and RNA.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Muta. 2 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

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The crystal and molecular structure of 6-mercaptopurine monohydrate.
Sletten E, et al.
Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 25(7), 1330-1338 (1969)
Improving the solubility of 6-Mercaptopurine via cocrystals and salts
Xu LL, et al.
Crystal Growth & Design, 12(12), 6004-6011 (2012)
Unit-cell dimensions and space group of 6-mercaptopurine monohydrate.
Hoogsteen K.
Nature, 178(4529), 379-379 (1956)
Comparative structural and spectrum analyses of 6-mercaptopurine monohydrate and 6-mercaptopurine hydrochloride
Perez-Ruiz E, et al.
Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, 43(3), 59-67 (1998)
Alex H Beesley et al.
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