Definition of purine
1
: a crystalline base C5H4N4 that is the parent of compounds of the uric-acid group
2
: a derivative of purine
especially
: a base (such as adenine or guanine) that is a constituent of DNA or RNA
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The first known use of purine was in 1898
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