Classification Term: 705
6-thiopurines (ontology term: CHEMONTID:0003453)
Compounds containing a purine that carries a thiol group at the 6-position. Purine is a bicyclic aromatic compound made up of a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring." []
found 2 associated metabolites at category metabolite taxonomy ontology rank level.
Ancestor: Purines and purine derivatives
Child Taxonomies: Thiopurine S-methylethers
6-Methylmercaptopurine
6-(methylsulfanyl)-9H-purine
6-Methylmercaptopurine is a metabolite of mercaptopurine. Mercaptopurine (also called 6-mercaptopurine, 6-MP or its brand name Purinethol) is an immunosuppressive drug. It is a thiopurine. (Wikipedia) KEIO_ID M104
