Purine facts for kids
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| IUPAC name | 9H-purine |
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Purines include two of the bases in DNA and RNA.
A purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It is a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring. Purines are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycles in nature.
Purines and pyrimidines are the two groups of nitrogenous bases, and the two groups of nucleotide bases.
Purines
See also
In Spanish: Purina para niños
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