"Thioinosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Sulfhydryl analog of INOSINE that inhibits nucleoside transport across erythrocyte plasma membranes, and has immunosuppressive properties. It has been used similarly to MERCAPTOPURINE in the treatment of leukemia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p503)
| Descriptor ID |
D013868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.759.800 D03.633.100.759.590.616.900 D13.570.583.616.900 D13.570.800.573.900 D13.570.900.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Thioinosine- Thioinosine
- 6-Mercaptopurine Riboside
- 6 Mercaptopurine Riboside
- Riboside, 6-Mercaptopurine
- Ribosyl-6-mercaptopurine
- Ribosyl 6 mercaptopurine
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thioinosine" by people in Profiles.
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Selective protection of tubercidin toxicity by nitrobenzyl thioinosine in normal tissues but not in human neuroblastoma cells. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1986; 17(3):264-8.
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Identification of 6-mercaptopurine riboside in patients receiving 6-mercaptopurine as a prolonged intravenous infusion. Biochem Pharmacol. 1984 Dec 15; 33(24):4089-92.