Pyrimidine at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Pyrimidine? A nitrogen-containing, single ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine, in RNA, cytosine, and uracil. (also see: Purine)

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