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  • Cooper, S.C.; Ford, L.T.; Berg, J.D.; Lewis, M.J.
    Ethnic variation of thiopurine S-methyltransferase activity: a large, prospective population study (2008), Pharmacogenomics, 9, 303-309.
    View publication on PubMed

Application

EC Number Application Comment Organism
2.1.1.67 medicine the use of azothioprine and mercaptopurine is limited by toxicity, especially myelosuppression, which is related to activity of the enzyme thiopurine S-methyltransferase Homo sapiens

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
2.1.1.67 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a thiopurine Homo sapiens
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 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a thiopurine S-methylether
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 ?

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
2.1.1.67 Homo sapiens
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Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
2.1.1.67 blood
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 Homo sapiens
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2.1.1.67 erythrocyte
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 Homo sapiens
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2.1.1.67 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-mercaptopurine
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 Homo sapiens S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 6-methylmercaptopurine
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 ?
2.1.1.67 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a thiopurine
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 Homo sapiens S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a thiopurine S-methylether
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 ?
2.1.1.67 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + azathioprine azathioprine is converted via a non-enzymatic reaction to mercaptopurine, which is subsequently metabolized through TPMT Homo sapiens S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 6-methylmercaptopurine + ?
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 ?

Synonyms

EC Number Synonyms Comment Organism
2.1.1.67 thiopurine S-methyltransferase
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 Homo sapiens
2.1.1.67 TPMT
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 Homo sapiens