Pyrimidine
Pyrimidines include three of the bases in DNA and RNA.
| Pyrimidine | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name | Pyrimidine |
| Other names | 1,3-Diazine, m-Diazine |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
A pyrimidine is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, similar to purine.[1] It has nitrogens at positions 1 and 3 in the ring.[2][3]
Pyrimidines
The pyrimidine ring system occurs widely in nature.[4]
- Cytosine (C),
- Thymine (T),
- Uracil (U).
- Thiamine (vitamin B1)
It is also found in many synthetic compounds such as barbiturates and the HIV drug, zidovudine. Uric acid is a pyrimidine derivative.
Pyrimidine Media
- PinnerPyrimidin.png
Pinner's 1885 structure for pyrimidine
- PyrimidineSynthAmideCarbonitrile.png
Pyrimidine synthesis (Movassaghi 2006)
Structure of Pyrimidine
- Cytosine chemical structure.png
Chemical structure of cytosine
- Thymine chemical structure.png
Chemical structure of thymine
- Uracil chemical structure.png
Chemical structure of uracil
References
- ↑ Gilchrist T.L. (1997). Heterocyclic chemistry. New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-27843-0.
- ↑ Joule, John A.; Mills, Keith, eds. (2010). Heterocyclic chemistry (5th ed.). Oxford: Wiley. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-405-13300-5.
- ↑ Brown H.C. et al 1955. In Baude, E.A. and Nachod, F.C., Determination of organic structures by physical methods. Academic Press, New York.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
