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Preferred term

Thioinosine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sulfhydryl analog of INOSINE that inhibits nucleoside transport across erythrocyte plasma membranes, and has immunosuppressive properties. It has been used similarly to MERCAPTOPURINE in the treatment of leukemia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p503)

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Entry terms

  • 46S541971T
  • 574-25-4 (Thioinosine)
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Riboside
  • Inosine, 6-thio-
  • Ribosyl-6-mercaptopurine

In other languages

  • French

  • 46S541971T
  • 574-25-4 (Thioinosine)
  • 9-bêta-D-Ribofuranosyl-purine-6-thiol
  • 9-bêta-D-Ribofuranosylpurine-6-thiol
  • Inosine, 6-thio-

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZWK33BZQ-0

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