CONVERSION OF AZATHIOPRINE INTO MERCAPTOPURINE AND MERCAPTOIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES IN VITRO AND DURING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY.

Autor: Chalmers, A. H., Knight, P. R., Atkinson, M. R.
Zdroj: Australian Journal of Experimental Biology & Medical Science; Dec1967, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p681-691, 11p
Abstrakt: The article attempts to develop a method to show the conversion of azathioprine into mercaptopurine and mercaptoimidazole derivatives in vitro and during immunosuppressive therapy. Azathioprine 6-(1-methyl-4-nitroimidazolyl)-thiopurine was prepared for testing as an anti-neoplastic derivative of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). It has subsequently been found to have a chemotherapeutic index superior to that of 6-MP in suppression of the formation of haemagglutinating antibodies in mice following the injection of sheep red cells.
Databáze: Complementary Index