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Meaning of purine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

purine

Pronunciation:/ˈpjʊəɹiːn/

noun

Definitions

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