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Literature summary for 2.1.1.67 extracted from
- Role of thiopurine methyltransferase activity in the safety and efficacy of azathioprine in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris (2008), Arch. Dermatol., 144, 1143-1147.
Application
| Application | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| medicine | azathioprine sodium is a purine antagonist commonly used as an adjuvant immunosuppressive agent in treating Pemphigus Vulgaris, mercaptopurine is the active compound, TPMT is the principal inactivation enzyme for this cytotoxic metabolite in hematopoietic tissues | Homo sapiens |
Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)
| Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a thiopurine | Homo sapiens | - |
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a thiopurine S-methylether | - |
? |  |
Organism
| Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homo sapiens | - |
- |
- |
Source Tissue
| Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
|---|---|---|---|
| blood | - |
Homo sapiens | - |
Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]
| Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] | Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| additional information | - |
the median activity of TPMT is 44.7 ng/ml/h | Homo sapiens |
Substrates and Products (Substrate)
| Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a thiopurine | - |
Homo sapiens | S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a thiopurine S-methylether | - |
? | |
Synonyms
| Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| thiopurine methyltransferase | - |
Homo sapiens |
| TPMT | - |
Homo sapiens |
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