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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR3098)
Name
6-mercaptopurine
Synonyms
6-Mercaptopurine; mercaptopurine; 50-44-2; Purinethol; Mercapurin; 6-Thiopurine; Leukerin; Leupurin; Mercaleukin; 6-Thioxopurine; Puri-Nethol; Ismipur; 7H-purine-6-thiol; Mern; 6-Thiohypoxanthine; 6-Mercaptopurin; 6-Purinethiol; Purimethol; Purinethiol; 6-MP; 1,9-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione; Purine-6-thiol; 3H-Purine-6-thiol; 6 MP; Mercaleukim; 9H-Purine-6-thiol; 1,7-Dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione; Hypoxanthine, thio-; Mercaptopurine (6-MP); 3,7-dihydropurine-6-thione; 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro-; Mercaptopurin; Mercaptopurina; Mercaptopurinum; Merkaptopuryna; Xaluprine; 6-Merkaptopurin; Purine, 6-mercapto-; 9H-Purine-6(1H)-thione; Mercaptopurine anhydrous; Purine-6(1H)-thione; NCI-C04886; 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene; 1H-Purine, 6-mercapto-; NSC 755; U-4748; NSC-755; UNII-PKK6MUZ20G; Mercaptopurine;6-MP; NSC755; 3,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione; Purinethol (TN); PKK6MUZ20G; 1,9-dihydropurine-6-thione; 1H-purine-6(7H)-thione.; CHEBI:2208; 157930-13-7; Mercaptopurine (VAN); DSSTox_CID_810; Mercaptopurin [German]; Merkaptopuryna [Polish]; 6-Merkaptopurin [Czech]; DSSTox_RID_75801; DSSTox_GSID_20810; Mercaptopurine (anhydrous); 157930-14-8; Mercaptopurinum [INN-Latin]; Mercaptopurina [INN-Spanish]; Purixan; thiohypoxanthine; Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate; CAS-50-44-2; SMR000544948; Mercaptopurine, 6-; CCRIS 2761; Mercaptopurine (INN); HSDB 3235; SR-05000001925; 1194-62-3; EINECS 200-037-4; NCIMech_000025; 9H-Purin-6-yl hydrosulfide; a thiopurine; Mercaptopurine;; Mercaptopurine [USAN:USP:INN]; PubChem9680; Spectrum_000921; ACMC-1AUNA; Spectrum2_000060; Spectrum3_000491; Spectrum4_000857; Spectrum5_000950; M0063; H-Purine-6(1H)-thione; Azathioprine EP Impurity B; SCHEMBL3893; CHEMBL1425; BSPBio_001981; KBioGR_001493; KBioGR_002363; KBioSS_001401; KBioSS_002366; AG-670/31547064; MLS001066623; MLS001304020; MLS001304953; MLS006011869; ARONIS27054; DivK1c_000493; SPECTRUM1500387; SPBio_000219; GTPL7226; SCHEMBL2790086; 7H-Purin-6-yl hydrosulfide #; DTXSID0020810; SCHEMBL12683725; CHEBI:50667; CHEBI:94796; HMS501I15; KBio1_000493; KBio2_001401; KBio2_002363; KBio2_003969; KBio2_004931; KBio2_006537; KBio2_007499; KBio3_001481; KBio3_002842; 7-Mercapto-1,4,6-tetrazaindene; cMAP_000033; NINDS_000493; 6,7-dihydro-3H-purine-6-thione; HMS1920L07; HMS2091B20; HMS2236L06; HMS3259N03; HMS3369M05; HMS3651G07; HMS3713N10; HMS3747A17; HMS3872N13; Pharmakon1600-01500387; ACT11542; EBD16256; ZINC4658290; [S]C1=NC=NC2=C1NC=N2; Tox21_111158; Tox21_202591; 6450AJ; ANW-30999; ANW-57555; BBL033743; BDBM50423778; CCG-35344; CCG-39915; EBD540779; MFCD00233552; NSC759614; s1305; SBB037953; STK727062; STL257085; 6-Mercaptopurine, analytical standard; WLN: T56 BM DN FN HNJ ISH; AKOS000170222; AKOS000275858; AKOS005224624; AKOS008901311; AKOS016903205; Tox21_111158_1; AM81386; CCG-266232; CS-1499; DB01033; LS20858; MCULE-4811219863; NC00613; NSC-759614; IDI1_000493; NCGC00091641-02; NCGC00091641-03; NCGC00091641-04; NCGC00094717-01; NCGC00094717-02; NCGC00094717-03; NCGC00094717-05; NCGC00094717-06; NCGC00188973-01; NCGC00188973-02; NCGC00260139-01; AC-11464; AS-13109; H348; HY-13677; NCI60_041653; SMR004703503; ST086505; ST086506; SBI-0051437.P004; AB0013000; AB0119973; DB-026398; BB 0241023; FT-0621175; SW199090-2; EN300-61517; 1766-EP2270008A1; 1766-EP2272827A1; 1766-EP2272832A1; 1766-EP2277876A1; 1766-EP2292614A1; 1766-EP2292617A1; 1766-EP2295409A1; 1766-EP2295426A1; 1766-EP2295427A1; 1766-EP2298768A1; 1766-EP2298778A1; 1766-EP2308833A2; 1766-EP2308855A1; 1766-EP2308861A1; 1766-EP2314590A1; 1766-EP2316834A1; 1766-EP2374454A1; 50M442; C01756; C02380; D04931; W-5114; 15150-EP2272827A1; 15150-EP2275420A1; 15150-EP2295055A2; 15150-EP2295416A2; 15150-EP2298748A2; 15150-EP2298764A1; 15150-EP2298765A1; 15150-EP2305642A2; 15150-EP2305679A1; 15150-EP2308833A2; 15150-EP2311453A1; 15150-EP2311825A1; 15150-EP2311840A1; 15150-EP2311842A2; 15150-EP2316832A1; 15150-EP2316833A1; 21414-EP2270006A1; 21414-EP2270014A1; 21414-EP2272509A1; 21414-EP2272847A1; 21414-EP2275413A1; 21414-EP2277874A1; 21414-EP2284158A1; 21414-EP2287156A1; 21414-EP2287159A1; 21414-EP2295439A1; 21414-EP2311818A1; 21414-EP2314295A1; AB00171799_05; AB00641894-03; AB00641894-04; AB00641894_05; AB00876276-13; 233D552; 462M721; 599M524; A828129; Q418529; SR-05000001925-1; SR-05000001925-2; W-105961; purine antimetabolite: inhibits nucleic acid replication; 1,9-Dihydropurine-6-thione DISCONTINUED, see M225450; Mercaptopurine; 7H-Purine-6-thiol; Azathioprine BP Impurity B; 157930-11-5
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Mantle cell lymphoma [ICD-11: 2A85] Approved [1]
Structure
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Formula
C5H4N4S
PubChem CID
667490
Canonical SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1)C(=S)N=CN2
InChI
1S/C5H4N4S/c10-5-3-4(7-1-6-3)8-2-9-5/h1-2H,(H2,6,7,8,9,10)
InChIKey
GLVAUDGFNGKCSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 50-44-2
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:2208
TTD Drug ID
D09UZO
DrugBank ID
DB01033
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
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          Bismuth (III)      Homo sapiens     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Biological
                    Regulation
Decrease Cell proliferation capacity
                    In-vitro Model A-549 CVCL_0023 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
NCI-H460 CVCL_0459 Lung large cell carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The combination of Bi(III) with 6-MP endowed the newly developed amorphous [Bi(MP)3(NO3)2]NO3 with excellent anticancer activity against lung cancer cells and the solubility and bioavailability of the obtained [Bi(MP)3(NO3)2]NO3 were dramatically improved, compared with that of 6-MP.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Amidophosphoribosyltransferase (PPAT)  Molecule Info  [3]
IMP dehydrogenase 1 (IMPDH1)  Molecule Info  [4]
BioCyc Purine nucleotides degradation Click to Show/Hide
2 Urate biosynthesis/inosine 5'-phosphate degradation
3 Guanosine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis
4 Superpathway of purine nucleotide salvage
5 Purine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis
6 Guanosine ribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis
KEGG Pathway Purine metabolism Click to Show/Hide
2 Drug metabolism - other enzymes
3 Metabolic pathways
Pathwhiz Pathway Purine Metabolism Click to Show/Hide
Reactome Purine ribonucleoside monophosphate biosynthesis Click to Show/Hide
WikiPathways Nucleotide Metabolism Click to Show/Hide
References
Reference 1 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 7226).
Reference 2 Improvement in the Anticancer Activity of 6-Mercaptopurine via Combination with Bismuth(III). Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2016;64(11):1539-1545.
Reference 3 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) induces p53-mediated apoptosis of neural progenitor cells in the developing fetal rodent brain. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2009 Jul-Aug;31(4):198-202.
Reference 4 Clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenetics of thiopurines. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;64(8):753-67.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China