Meaning of PURINE

Pronunciation:			'pyûreen
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a colorless crystalline nitrogen-containing organic base; the parent compound of various biologically important substances [n]  any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
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	See Also:		adenine, alkali, base, guanine
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A nitrogen-containing, double-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The purines in DNA and RNA are adenine and guanine.
Glossary
	Definition:		A nitrogen-containing, double-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The purines in DNA and RNA are adenine and guanine. a base found in nucleic acids that consists of two connected rings of carbon and nitrogen; in DNA and RNA, adenine and guanine.