pyrimidine
pyrimidine
Definition
py·rimi·dine (pə rim′ə dēn′, pī-; pir′ə mə dēn′)
noun
- a colorless, liquid, crystalline organic compound, CHN, the fundamental form of a group of bases, some of which are constituents of nucleic acid
- any of several basic substances produced by the decomposition of nucleoproteins and having a pyrimidine-type molecule, as thymine, cytosine, or uracil
Etymology: Ger pyrimidin < pyridin: see pyridine
pyrimidine
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- represent: Green bricks 8 x 2 represent pyrimidines, and are paired with two red purine bricks 2 ( 6 x 2 ).
Modifies a noun
- synthesis: It is considered to inhibit de novo pyrimidine synthesis in a manner similar to BQR ( Figure 4 ).
- base: Purine bases are colored red, and pyrimidine bases are colored blue.
- metabolism: Altered erythrocyte nucleotide patterns are characteristic of inherited disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism.
- ring: This proton transfer is promoted by a glutamate residue adjacent to the pyrimidine ring.
- analog: The same applies to the pyrimidine analog 5-fluorouracil used principally in colon and breast cancer.
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