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"Purine" Definition

noun

A double-ringed, crystalline organic base, C5H4N4, not known to occur naturally, from which is derived the nitrogen bases adenine and guanine, as well as uric acid as a metabolic end product.
Any of a group of organic compounds structurally related to purine, particularly adenine and guanine, and also caffeine, uric acid, theobromine, and theophylline.
A base (as adenine or guanine) that is a constituent of DNA or RNA.
A derivative of purine.
A crystalline base CHN that is the parent of compounds of the uric-acid group.

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