purine

Introduction of purine – physical properties, synthesis, medicinal uses and derivatives in easy language

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Introduction of purine Introduction of purine, the word purine was derived from German chemist Emil Fischer in 1844. He synthesized it for the first time in 1898. The starting material for the reaction sequence was uric acid, which had been isolated from kidney stones in 1770. A purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that … Read more

Introduction of pyrimidine – physical properties, synthesis, chemical reactions and medicinal uses in easy language

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Introduction of pyrimidine Introduction of pyrimidine, it is a 6-membered heterocyclic ring having two nitrogen atoms at 1st & 3rd position. This ring system is found to be present in many natural product (eg- nucleic acid) as well as synthetic drugs (eg- barbiturates). It is classified as one of the building blocks of nucleic acids, … Read more