mercaptopurine

English

Alternative forms

  • 6-mercaptopurine

Etymology

From mercapto- +‎ purine.

Pronunciation

Noun

mercaptopurine (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptopurines)

  1. (pharmacology) An thiol antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine bases and the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and that is sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia.

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