Purine

Purine - definition from Biology-Online.org

[(Science: biochemistry molecular biology) A heterocyclic compound with a fused pyrimidine/imidazole ring. Planar and aromatic in character. The parent compound for the purine bases of nucleic acids. One of the 2 larger nucleotide bases, namely adenine and guanine

MediLexicon purine - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'purine'

[1. The parent substance of adenine, guanine, and other naturally occurring purine “bases.”

Molecular Formula: C5H4N4


InChI: InChI=1/C5H4N4/c1-4-5(8-2-6-1)9-3-7-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7,8,9)/f/h7H

InChIKey: InChIKey=KDCGOANMDULRCW-QDQILVOLCG
SMILES: c1ncc2[nH]cnc2n1

CAS number 120-73-0

Names:
    Purine
    purine
    Purine
    7H-Purine
    7H-purine
    9H-Purine

Registries:
    PubChem CID 1044
    Beilstein =3200
    CAS 120-73-0 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 17258
    Gmelin 601779
    Kegg C00465
    PubChem ID 10395881
    PubChem ID 3749