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pu⋅rine

  [pyoor-een, -in]
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–noun Chemistry, Biochemistry.
1. a white, crystalline compound, C5H4N4, from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
2. one of several purine derivatives, esp. the bases adenine and guanine, which are fundamental constituents of nucleic acids.
Origin:
1895–1900; < G Purin. See pure, uric, -ine 2
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pu·rine   (pyŏŏr'ēn')   
n.  
  1. 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.
  2. Any of a group of organic compounds structurally related to purine, particularly adenine and guanine, and also caffeine, uric acid, theobromine, and theophylline.

[German Purin : blend of Latin pūrus, clean; see pure, and New Latin ūricus, uric (from Greek ouron, urine) + -in, -in, -ine.]
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Main Entry: pu·rine
Pronunciation: 'pyu(&)r-"En
Function: noun
1 : a crystalline base C5H4N4 that is theparent of compounds of the uric-acid group
2 : a derivative of purine; especially : a base (as adenine or guanine) that is a constituent of DNA or RNA
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purine pu·rine (py&oobreve;r'ēn')
n.

  1. A colorless crystalline organic base that is the parent compound of various biologically important derivatives.
  2. Any of a group of organic compounds that are derived from or are structurally related to purine, including uric acid, caffeine, adenine, and guanine.

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purine   (pyr'ēn')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a group of organic compounds containing two fused rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms. One ring has six members, the other has five, and each has two nitrogens. Purines include a number of biologically important compounds, such as adenosine, caffeine, uric acid, and the two bases adenine and guanine, which are components of DNA and RNA.
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