Bioactivity | 2,6-Dithiopurine (2,6-Dimercaptopurine) is a nucleophilic scavenger for electrophilic carcinogens. 2,6-Dithiopurine abolishes both DNA adduct formation and the initiation of carcinogenesis[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | 2,6-Dithiopurine | ||||||||||||
CAS | 5437-25-2 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C5H4N4S2 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 184.24 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | 固体 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Stephen Boulware, et al. 2,6-Dithiopurine, a nucleophilic scavenger, protects against mutagenesis in mouse skin treated in vivo with 2-(chloroethyl) ethyl sulfide, a mustard gas analog. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2012 Sep 1;263(2):203-9. |