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Azathioprine

Catalog No. Azathioprine Name Wikipedia.org
CAS Number 446-86-6 Website http://www.wikipedia.org/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
6-[(1-methyl-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]-7H-purine
IUPAC Traditional name
azathioprine
Brand Name
Azasan, Imuran and others

DATABASE IDS

Medline Plus a682167
PubChem CID 2265
Wikipedia Title Azathioprine
Chemspider ID 2178
CHEBI ID 2948
CHEMBL 1542
CAS Number 446-86-6
KEGG ID D00238
DrugBank ID DB00993
Unique Ingredient Identifier MRK240IY2L
ATC CODE L04AX01

PROPERTIES

Admin Routes Mainly oral (sometimes initially intravenous)
Bioavailability 60±31%
Excretion Renal, 98% as metabolites
Half Life 26–80 minutes (azathioprine)
3–5 hours (drug plus metabolites)
Legal Status Rx-only
US Licence azathioprine
Metabolism Activated non-enzymatically, deactivated mainly by xanthine oxidase
Pregnancy Category D (US)
Pregnancy Category D (Australia)
Protein Bound 20–30%
Melting Point 238-245 °C (460.4-473°F)

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