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  • 1. purine
  • 2. purine
  • Purine in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. purine
  • 2. purine
  • Purine in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. purine

noun. any of several bases that are derivatives of purine.

Synonyms

  • adenine
  • A
  • G
  • alkali
  • guanine

Antonyms

  • legitimate
  • right
  • superior

2. purine

noun. a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances.

Synonyms

  • alkali

Antonyms

  • noble
  • incidental

Sentences with purine


1. Noun, singular or mass
This base is what allows the nucleotide to carry information, and it can be categorized based on its ring shape as either a purine or a pyrimidine.

2. Verb, base form
Note that, in contrast to purine synthesis, pyrimidines destined for inclusion in DNA can stand as free bases (that is, the sugar component is added later).

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