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6-Mercaptopurine

Mercaptopurine is an anti-cancer agent.

Chemical Formula: C5H4N4S1
Other names: Mercaptopurine monohydrate
Layman's explanation: Gertrude B. Elion invented 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) in 1954 as a leukemia-fighting drug while she was working on antagonists of nucleic acid building blocks. 6MP is converted to thioinosinic acid by the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase, thus inhibiting RNA synthesis. Mercaptopurine is a drug that is used to treat certain types of cancer and leukemia. There are many side effects to this drug such as reduction of bone marrow, liver function, ulcers, and diarrhea.
Keywords: leukemia, anti-cancer
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