bs-82995C [Life Science]
6-Mercaptopurine
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Formulation Yellow 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)

Size: 1g, 200mg

Applications: Life Science

For research use only. Not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic use.