PURI-NETHOL 50 MG 25 TABS

ABOUT MERCAPTOPURINE ANTIMETABOLITE (THIOPURINE ) IMMUNOSUPPRESSENT ANTINEOPLASTIC. MECHANISM OF ACTION OF MERCAPTOPURINE IN THE BODY DRUG IS CONVERTED INTO 6- THIOINOSINE-5`-MONOPHOSPHATE. IT INHIBITS THE CONVERSION OF INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE TO ADENINE MONOPHOSPHATE AND GUANINE MONOPHOSPHATE WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE PURINE SYNTHESIS. THIS INHIBITS THE DNA & RNA SYNTHESIS OF CANCER CELLS.