UMLS. CSP-HL7-ICD9CM-NCI-NDFRT-RXNORM
%
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
E E0 E6 E7 EA EB EC ED EE EF EG EH EI EJ EK EL EM EN EO EP EQ ER ES ET EU EV EW EX EY
ET ETA ETC ETE ETH ETI ETO ETR ETS

9-Ethyl 6-Mercaptopurine

[A synthetic alkyl derivative prodrug of the antineoplastic agent 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). In vivo, 9-ethyl 6-mercaptopurine appears to be converted to 6-MP, which substitutes for the normal nucleoside and fraudulently incorporates into DNA and inhibits de novo purine synthesis, thereby inducing cell death. (NCI04) ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0626019
 
Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide
Pharmacologic Substance


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