Butocin

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A S-substituted analog of mercaptopurine and purine antagonist with cytostatic activity. Butocin inhibits purine nucleotide synthesis and DNA replication.

**Synonyms:** - BUTOCIN - Benin - Butocine - N-(5-(6-purinylthio)valeryl)glycine ethyl ester - benin - benin spofa - butocine