Difference between Purine and Pyrimidine?

Answer Posted / ritesh

purines and pyrimidines are nitrogen bases.

purines contains 6 membered pyrimidine ring fused to a 5
membered imidazole ring.

adenine and guanine are the major purines.

adenine is 6-amino derivative of parent purine,guanine is 2-
amino,6-oxypurine.

pyrimidines is a 6 membered hetero cyclic compound.
pyrimidines are uracil,thymine,cytosine.

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