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A4660

6-Thioguanine

Hybri-Max™, 50 ×, γ-irradiated, lyophilized powder, BioXtra, suitable for hybridoma

Synonym(s):

2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine, 2-Amino-6-purinethiol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H5N5S
CAS Number:
154-42-7
Molecular Weight:
167.19
Beilstein:
157765
EC Number:
205-827-2
MDL number:
MFCD00233553
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
PubChem Substance ID:
24890892
NACRES:
NA.75

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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

grade

Hybri-Max™

sterility

γ-irradiated

product line

BioXtra

Assay

~98%

form

lyophilized powder

concentration

50 ×

technique(s)

cell culture | hybridoma: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

mp

≥300 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

NC1=Nc2nc[nH]c2C(=S)N1

InChI

1S/C5H5N5S/c6-5-9-3-2(4(11)10-5)7-1-8-3/h1H,(H4,6,7,8,9,10,11)

InChI key

WYWHKKSPHMUBEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... IMPDH1(3614), IMPDH2(3615)

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6-Thioguanine Hybri-Max™, 50 ×, γ-irradiated, lyophilized powder, BioXtra, suitable for hybridoma

Sigma-Aldrich

A4660

6-Thioguanine

6-Thioguanine ≥98%

Sigma-Aldrich

A4882

6-Thioguanine

Thioguanine United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

USP

1660000

Thioguanine

Tioguanine British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Reference Standard

BP878

Tioguanine

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

-

biological source

-

grade

Hybri-Max™

grade

-

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

-

Quality Level

-

assay

~98%

assay

≥98%

assay

-

assay

-

form

lyophilized powder

form

powder

form

-

form

powder

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Used in hybridoma formation applications as a selection agent.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ribosylated and phosphorylated by the same pathway as natural purine bases; as the nucleotide, inhibits a variety of cellular processes involved in nucleic acid synthesis. Has a long history as an effective treatment of leukemia.

Preparation Note

Reconstitute contents of vial with 10 ml sterile cell culture medium. Stock solution is sufficient to prepare 500 ml medium. Final working concentration: 30 μM 2-amino-6-mercaptopurine.

Legal Information

Hybri-Max is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P310

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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0000339114
0000333273
0000311389
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Donghui Li et al.
Nucleic acids research, 49(5), 2642-2654 (2021-02-17)
The CRISPR/Cas9 system is a technology for genome engineering, which has been applied to indel mutations in genes as well as targeted gene deletion and replacement. Here, we describe paired gRNA deletions along the PIGA locus on the human X
N K H de Boer et al.
Digestion, 73(1), 25-31 (2006-02-24)
Recently, the suggestion to use 6-thioguanine (6-TG) as an alternative thiopurine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discarded due to reports about possible (hepato) toxicity. During meetings arranged in Vienna and Prague in 2004, European experts applying
Quentin Gueranger et al.
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 134(5), 1408-1417 (2013-11-29)
Damage to skin DNA by solar UV is largely unavoidable, and an optimal cellular response to it requires the coordinated operation of proteins in numerous pathways. A fully functional DNA repair proteome for removing harmful DNA lesions is a prerequisite
Reto Brem et al.
Cancer research, 72(18), 4787-4795 (2012-07-24)
The thiopurines azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine have been extensively prescribed as immunosuppressant and anticancer agents for several decades. A third member of the thiopurine family, 6-thioguanine (6-TG), has been used less widely. Although known to be partly dependent on DNA mismatch
Valentin Ruillier et al.
JCI insight, 5(4) (2020-01-29)
Lesch-Nyhan disease (LND) is a rare monogenic disease caused by deficiency of the salvage pathway enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT). LND is characterized by severe neuropsychiatric symptoms that currently cannot be treated. Predictive in vivo models are lacking for screening and
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