Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Pyrimidine:
A six-membered
aromatic
heterocycle
with nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3, or a
molecule
containing this
moiety
.
General pyrimidine
structure
.
2'-
Deoxy
cytidine
, a pyrimidine
nucleoside
.
The pyrimidine
moiety
is shown in red.
Related terms:
Pyridine
,
purine
,
adenine
,
cytosine
,
guanine
,
thymine
,
uracil
,
nucleobase
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