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mercaptopurine Definition

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mercaptopurine
noun(mer-cap-to-pu-rine)
an antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine bases and the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and that is sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia

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