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Structures of 6-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrmidine inhibitors of de novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis. Structures are shown for AGF94, AGF278, and AGF283, selective substrates for FRs and PCFT over RFC, and inhibitors of the folate-dependent purine biosynthetic enzyme GARFTase21,22.