• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

LKT Labs

Biochemicals for Life Science Research

  • Products
    • New Products
    • Cancer Biology
    • Cardiovascular
    • Endocrine Signaling and Immunology
    • Metabolic and GI Pathology
    • Microbiology
    • Natural Products
    • Neuroscience
    • Peptides
    • Pharmaceutical Impurities and Derivatives
    • Stem Cell Modulators
  • Services
    • Custom Synthesis
    • Natural Product Isolation
    • Analytical Services
  • Int’l Distributors
  • Support
    • About LKT Labs
    • General Inquiry
    • Bulk Quote Request
    • Document Request
    • Technical Support
    • Catalog Request
    • Product Flyers
  • Contact Us
  • Cart
  • Login / Register
6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate

6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate

Product ID M1669
Cas No. 6112-76-1
Purity ≥98%
Product Unit SizeCostQuantityStock
1 g $64.50 In stock
5 g $107.30 In stock
25 g $405.80 In stock
Bulk Quote

Quicklinks

  • Description
  • Product Info
  • Shipping and Storage
  • Downloads
  • References
  • Description
  • Product Info
  • Shipping and Storage
  • Downloads
  • References
  • Custom Order

Description

6-Mercaptopurine is a thiopurine antimetabolite; it exhibits immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer chemotherapeutic activities. This compound is clinically used to treat inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), Crohn’s disease, and leukemias and lymphomas. This compound suppresses metabolism of inosine monophosphate (IMP), inhibiting phosphoribosylpyrophosphate amidotransferase; this prevents synthesis of purines, DNA, and RNA.

Product Info

Cas No.

6112-76-1

Purity

≥98%

Formula

C5H4N4S • H2O

Formula Wt.

170.20

Chemical Name

1,7-Dihydro-6H-pyrine-6-thione

IUPAC Name

3,7-dihydropurine-6-thione;hydrate

Synonym

Purine-6-thiol, 6MP, Leukerin Mercaleukin, Purinethol: 6-Purinethiol

Melting Point

313-314°C(dec.)

Solubility

Insoluble in water. Soluble in methanol and hot ethanol.

Appearance

Yellow Crystalline Powder

Shipping and Storage

Store Temp

Ambient

Ship Temp

Ambient

Downloads

MSDS

M1669 MSDS PDF

Info Sheet

M1669 Info Sheet PDF

References

Bradford K, Shih DQ. Optimizing 6-mercaptopurine and azathioprine therapy in the management of inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Oct 7;17(37):4166-73. PMID: 22072847.

Nielsen OH, Vainer B, Rask-Madsen J. Review article: the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2001 Nov;15(11):1699-708. PMID: 11683683.

Lennard L, Welch JC, Lilleyman JS. Thiopurine drugs in the treatment of childhood leukaemia: the influence of inherited thiopurine methyltransferase activity on drug metabolism and cytotoxicity. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1997 Nov;44(5):455-61. PMID: 9384462.

Custom Order

  • Size of single unit expressed as number (e.g. '500' in the case of 500 mg)
  • Total quantity of unit size desired (e.g. '10' in the case of 10 x 500 mg). If only one unit is desired, you may leave this blank.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Related Products

  • P9671

    Pyrazinamide

    Nicotinamide analog prodrug; fatty acid synthet...

    ≥98%
  • T0114

    Taxinin M

    Taxane found in Taxus; DNA polymerase inhibitor...

    ≥98%
  • T1008

    10,13-Bissidechain Paclitaxel

    Synthesis impurity

    ≥90%
  • P8167

    Puromycin Aminonucleoside

    Purine nucleoside analog; DNA chain terminator,...

    ≥98%
  • I4802

    Imatinib Mesylate

    Abl, c-Kit, PDGFR inhibitor.

    ≥98%
  • V0244

    Valganciclovir Hydrochloride

    Nucleoside (deoxyguanosine) analog, ganciclovir...

    ≥98%
  • T0093

    2′-Acetyltaxol

    Taxane synthesis intermediate.

    ≥98%
  • I0502

    Ibandronate Sodium Monohydrate

    Bisphosphonate.

    ≥98%
  • G1658

    Gentamycin Sulfate

    Aminoglycoside; protein translation inhibitor.<...

  • T1670

    Terazosin Hydrochloride Dihydrate

    Quinazoline; α1-adrenergic antagonist.

    ≥98%
  • D4802

    17-Dimethylaminoethylamino Demethoxygeldanamycin

    Geldanamycin derivative; HSP90 inhibitor.

    ≥98%
  • A6818

    Arenobufagin

    Bufanolide steroid found in Bufo arenarum;VEGFR...

    ≥98%
  • S0168

    Saracatinib

    Src and Abl inhibitor.

    ≥98%
  • B1978

    Betulin-3-Acetate

    Pentacyclic triterpene found in various plant s...

    ≥97%
  • R1777

    9-cis-Retinoic Acid

    Vitamin A derivative; RAR and RXR agonist.

    ≥99%
  • K977545

    Kynurenic acid

    Endogenous NMDA receptor antagonist.

    ≥99%
  • Z0222

    Zafirlukast

    VEGF-C/Nrp2 inhibitor. Leukotriene receptor ant...

    ≥98%
  • N0114

    Nadifloxacin

    Fluoroquinolone; bacterial DNA gyrase inhibitor...

    ≥98%
  • T698579

    Tropodithietic Acid

    Produced by various marine proteobacteria

    ≥99%
  • M4004

    MK-2461

    MET, FGFR, PDGFR inhibitor.

    ≥99%

Footer

  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Site Map
  • Terms and Conditions
LKT Laboratories, Inc.
545 Phalen Blvd.
St. Paul MN, 55130

Ph: (888)-558-5227
Fax: (888)-558-7329

©2025 LKT Laboratories, All Rights Reserved - Products for research use only