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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C789
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| Preferred Name | Pyrimidine |
| Definitions |
One of two classes of heterocyclic nitrogenous bases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA: in DNA the pyrimidines are cytosine and thymine, in RNA uracil replaces thymine.
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| Synonyms |
PYRIMIDINE
Pyrimidine
pyrimidine
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Pyrimidine
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Pyrimidine
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:16898
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| Preferred_Name |
Pyrimidine
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| Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C789
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| DEFINITION |
One of two classes of heterocyclic nitrogenous bases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA: in DNA the pyrimidines are cytosine and thymine, in RNA uracil replaces thymine.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0034289
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| code |
C789
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| CAS_Registry |
289-95-2
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PYRIMIDINE
Pyrimidine
pyrimidine
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| FDA_UNII_Code |
K8CXK5Q32L
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Examples of pyrimidines are cytosine, thymine, and uracil. Cytosine and thymine are used to make DNA and cytosine and uracil are used to make RNA.
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FDA
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