Azathioprine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Azathioprine

Description of the Drug

Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant used to prevent renal transplant rejection, treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00993

Brand Name(s)

Azamune, Azapress, Azasan, Azathioprine, Berkaprine, Immunoprin 50, Imuran, Kentaprine, Oprisine 50

Company Owner(s)

Alkem Laboratories Ltd, Zydus Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Casper Pharma Llc, Aaipharma Llc, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Llc, Sebela Ireland Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Rising Pharma Holdings Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL2362992
DNA NUCLEIC-ACID INHIBITOR CHEMBL2311221

Unichem Links

Atlas azathioprine
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL4278
PharmGKB PA448515
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015128
DrugBank DB00993
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15222101 14775167 14824335
PubChem 2265
Mcule MCULE-8637589610
LINCS LSM-42936
BindingDB 50373919
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID4020119
DrugCentral 269
Brenda 4790
ChemicalBook CB2170327
Guide to Pharmacology 7120
rxnorm AZATHIOPRINE IMURAN AZATHIOPRINE SODIUM AZASAN
KEGG Ligand C06837
ChEBI 2948
ZINC ZINC000004258316