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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURINE

From German Purin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PURINE

purine  [ˈpjʊəriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURINE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Purine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Purine

A purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It consists of a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring. Purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers, are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycle in nature. Purines and pyrimidines make up the two groups of nitrogenous bases, including the two groups of nucleotide bases. Two of the four deoxyribonucleotides and two of the four ribonucleotides, the respective building-blocks of DNA and RNA, are purines.

Definition of purine in the English dictionary

The definition of purine in the dictionary is a colourless crystalline solid that can be prepared from uric acid. Formula: C5H4N4. Other definition of purine is Also called: purine base. any of a number of nitrogenous bases, such as guanine and adenine, that are derivatives of purine and constituents of nucleic acids and certain coenzymes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURINE


bebeerine
bəˈbɪəriːn
benzoapyrene
ˌbɛnzəʊeɪˈpaɪəriːn
chondrophorine
kɒnˈdrɒfəriːn
cycloserine
ˌsaɪkləʊˈsɪəriːn
daturine
dəˈtjʊəriːn
dourine
ˈdʊəriːn
eserine
ˈɛsəriːn
evergreen
ˈɛvəˌɡriːn
fluorene
ˈflʊəriːn
fluorine
ˈflʊəriːn
green
ɡriːn
Greene
ɡriːn
marine
məˈriːn
mercaptopurine
məˌkæptəʊˈpjʊəriːn
murein
ˈmjʊəriːn
neurine
ˈnjʊəriːn
phosphatidylserine
ˌfɒsfətɪdaɪlˈsɪəriːn
screen
skriːn
victorine
ˈvɪktəriːn
widescreen
ˈwaɪdˌskriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURINE

purificative
purificator
purificatory
purified
purified cotton
purifier
purifies
purify
Purim
purin
purine base
puriri
purism
purist
puristic
puristical
puristically
puritan
puritanic
puritanical

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURINE

avanturine
aventurine
azurine
Catherine
doctrine
exocrine
figurine
Katherine
lemurine
murine
paradoxurine
petaurine
sciurine
shrine
submarine
tambourine
taurine
urine
vulturine
xenurine

Synonyms and antonyms of purine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURINE

Find out the translation of purine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嘌呤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

purina
570 millions of speakers

English

purine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्यूरीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيورين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуриновых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

purina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

purine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

purine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Purine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Purin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퓨린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

purine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பியூரினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धिकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pürin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

purine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puryny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуринових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purine
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πουρίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

purien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

purin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

purine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURINE»

The term «purine» is regularly used and occupies the 66.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURINE»

Discover the use of purine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pharmacology of Purine and Pyrimidine Receptors
This is an overview of the fast-moving field of purinergic signalling through adenosine and ATP receptors.
Kenneth A. Jacobson, Joel Linden, 2011
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Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man IX: IX
Presented at the joint symposium held in Gmunden, Austria in June 1997 (and dedicated to the memory of Andre deVries), these 164 papers are relevant to research interests in molecular biology, biochemical pharmacology, biochemistry, ...
Andrea Griesmacher, Peter Chiba, Mathias M. Müller, 1998
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Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man X
th This volume contains articles presented at the X International Symposium on Purines and Pyrimidines in Man, held on May 14 19, 2000 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first symposium in this series took place in Tel Aviv in 1973.
Esther Zoref-Shani, Oded Sperling, 2000
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Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of ...
Gout is a disease caused by imbalances in purine metabolism. To understand the cause and treatment of gout, it is necessary to recall the principles of nucleotide biochemistry. Although pyrimidines such as cytosine, thymidine. and ura- cil are ...
David E. Golan, 2008
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Essentials of Organic Chemistry: For Students of Pharmacy, ...
A purine is the product of fusing a five-membered imidazole ring onto a six- membered pyrimidine ring. The accepted numbering system unfortunately is non- systematic, and treats purine as a pyrimidine derivative, the pyrimidine ring being  ...
Paul M. Dewick, 2006
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Color Atlas of Biochemistry
Purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis The bases occurring in nucleic acids are derivatives of the aromatic heterocyclic compounds purine and pyrimidine (see p. 80). The biosynthesis of these molecules is complex, but is vital for almost all cells.
Jan Koolman, Klaus-Heinrich Röhm, 2005
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Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man VII: Part A: ...
Part A: Chemotherapy, ATP Depletion, and Gout R. Angus Harkness, Gertrude B. Elion, Nepomuk Zöllner. The effects of MTX and/or 6MP on DNA and RNA synthesis of MOLT F4 cells are shown in Tabic II. The inhibitory effects of these ...
R. Angus Harkness, Gertrude B. Elion, Nepomuk Zöllner, 1991
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Heterocyclic Chemistry
This central biological importance, together with medicinal chemists' search for anti-tumour and anti-viral (particularly anti-AIDS) agents, have resulted in a rapid expansion of purine chemistry (33.6.3). There are significant lessons to be learnt  ...
John A. Joule, Keith Mills, 2010
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The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases
Non purine precursors Cellular De nova transmethylation synthesis cycle A"""° Ribonucleotides De0Xvrib<>Dietary acids nucleotides intake ~ Nucleos|des and bases I it I ; Uric acid Urine Intestine Fig. 25-4. Overview of human purine ...
Institute of Human Genetics University of Minnesota Medical School Richard A. King Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics Jerome I. Rotter Director, Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors' Chair in Medical Genetics, Arno G. Motulsky Departments of Medicine and Gerome Sciences University of Washington School of Medicine, 2002
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Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
HOLMES, E. W., LEYVA, A. & KING, G. (1975) Characterization of a purine auxotroph unable to catalyze the first reaction of purine biosynthesis de novo. Am . Soc. Hum. Genet. (ab.) 46 HOWELL, R. R., ASI-ITON, D. M. & WYNOAARDEN, J. B. ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research Announces: Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase (PNPase …
The Report Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase (PNPase) Inhibitors – Pipeline Insights, 2015 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
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Company Update (NYSE MKT:RNN): Data on Rexahn …
... Data on Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s RX-3117 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Presented at International Symposium of the Purine and Pyrimidine Society. «Smarter Analyst, Jun 15»
3
Gout patients can eat soy products, local study finds
Although purine-rich foods like shellfish and meat are known to cause higher levels of uric acid in one's blood, which may be retained, soy does not appear to ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
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Beautiful Japanese singer is still hot at 46: It must be all the Pocari …
(Purines break down into uric acid and can be a cause of gout, so a few less purines in your beer is probably a good thing.) Check out the commercial below to ... «RocketNews24, Apr 15»
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Dr. Blonz: Have gout? Avoid some seafood
Purines are substances that turn into uric acid, so those at risk for gout are typically put on a low-purine diet. Some fish and shellfish are high in purine, including ... «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»
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BETTY SLOWE: Cooking for the Gout Sufferer
Our doctor gave us a list of high-purine foods to avoid all the time. It includes game meats, organ meats, anchovies, caviar, sardines, scallops, mussels, gravies ... «Tuscaloosa Magazine, Jan 15»
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How to Eat to Control Gout
Uric acid is a metabolic byproduct of certain naturally-occurring food compounds called purines. Other foods can also raise uric acid levels, including ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jan 15»
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Gout -- how it starts and how to decrease its risk
Purines are the proteins that are in foods that are broken down into uric acid and a very high purine might include a lot of organ meat,” Shmerling says. «WRVO Public Media, Dec 14»
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?EastGate Acquisitions Enters Into A License Agreement With …
Under the licensing agreement Purine Pharma with registered offices in ... The agreement also provides EastGate the option to use Purine Pharma as a contract ... «MarketWatch, Sep 14»
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Tips To Prevent Uric Acid Disease: Learn How To Avoid Increase Of …
Some foods containing purine content seen in the list below. It should be remembered that the sensitivity of a person to be exposed to uric acid after eating these ... «KDramaStars, Jul 14»

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