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MeSH Heading: Thioguanine
Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.759.854
Unique ID: D013866
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013866
Scope Note: An antineoplastic compound which also has antimetabolite action. The drug is used in the therapy of acute leukemia.
Entry Term(s): 2-Amino-6-Purinethiol; 6-Thioguanine; Lanvis; Tabloid; Thioguanin-GSK; Thioguanine Anhydrous; Thioguanine Hemihydrate; Thioguanine Monosodium Salt; Thioguanine Tabloid; Tioguanina Wellcome; Tioguanine
Pharm Action: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Related Numbers: 154-42-7; 5580-03-0; 76078-67-6; WIX31ZPX66
CAS Type 1 Name: 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro-
Public MeSH Note: 1966; 2-AMINO-6-PURINETHIOL was indexed under 6-MERCAPTOPURINE 2007-2009
History Note: 1966(1964)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0021356
Related Numbers: 154-42-7; 5580-03-0; 76078-67-6; WIX31ZPX66
Scope Note: An antineoplastic compound which also has antimetabolite action. The drug is used in the therapy of acute leukemia.
Terms: Thioguanine Preferred Term
Term UI T040695
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 6-Thioguanine
Term UI T040694
Date05/31/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tioguanine
Term UI T040696
Date10/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID INN (19XX); 2-Amino-6-Purinethiol
Term UI T753258
Date06/23/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010)

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