Structured Summary
Abstract
An antineoplastic compound which also has antimetabolite action. The drug is used in the therapy of acute leukemia.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C5H5N5S
- Molecular Weight
- 167.19 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 154-42-7
- IUPAC Name
- 2-amino-3,7-dihydropurine-6-thione
- InChIKey
- WYWHKKSPHMUBEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=NC2=C(N1)C(=S)N=C(N2)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013866
- Source
- PubChem CID 2723601
MeSH Record
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
16 entry terms
- 2-Amino-6-Purinethiol
- 6-Thioguanine
- Tioguanine
- 2 Amino 6 Purinethiol
- 6 Thioguanine
- Lanvis
- Tabloid
- Thioguanin-GSK
- Thioguanine Anhydrous
- Thioguanine Hemihydrate
- Thioguanine Monosodium Salt
- Thioguanine Tabloid
- Tioguanina Wellcome
- Anhydrous, Thioguanine
- Thioguanin GSK
- ThioguaninGSK
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
1966(1964)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Thioguanine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013866
- Thioguanine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioguanine
- Thioguanine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385347
- Thioguanine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2723601. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723601