Associations to the word «Purine»

Wiktionary

PURINE, noun. (organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings that comprise one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.

Dictionary definition

PURINE, noun. Any of several bases that are derivatives of purine.
PURINE, noun. A colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances.

Wise words

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