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单词 pyrimidine
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Definition of pyrimidine in English:

pyrimidine

noun pɪˈrɪmɪdiːn
mass nounChemistry
  • 1A colourless crystalline compound with basic properties.

    A heteroaromatic compound; chemical formula: C₄H₄N₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Second, there is no branch in the pyrimidine synthesis pathway.
    • The purine and pyrimidine bases in cells are linked to carbohydrate and in this form are termed, nucleosides.
    • The URA3 gene is essential for yeast pyrimidine biosynthesis.
    • The transcription of the operon is coordinately repressed in the presence of excess pyrimidine nucleotides.
    • Our analyses also suggest that the utilization of products of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis may differ between different cell types.
    1. 1.1count noun A substituted derivative of pyrimidine, especially the bases thymine and cytosine present in DNA.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Purines and pyrimidines are considered as complex molecules themselves because they are never synthesized as such in vivo.
      • Both purine and pyrimidine bases present similar PI yields at 266 nm.
      • Both of these products involve dimerization of adjacent pyrimidines on the same DNA strand.
      • Some introns also have a sequence rich in pyrimidines that adds up to 10 additional bases at the 3’ end.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Pyrimidin, from pyridine, with the insertion of -im- from imide.

 
 

Definition of pyrimidine in US English:

pyrimidine

noun
Chemistry
  • 1A colorless crystalline compound with basic properties.

    A heteroaromatic compound; chemical formula: C₄H₄N₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The URA3 gene is essential for yeast pyrimidine biosynthesis.
    • The transcription of the operon is coordinately repressed in the presence of excess pyrimidine nucleotides.
    • Our analyses also suggest that the utilization of products of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis may differ between different cell types.
    • Second, there is no branch in the pyrimidine synthesis pathway.
    • The purine and pyrimidine bases in cells are linked to carbohydrate and in this form are termed, nucleosides.
    1. 1.1 A substituted derivative of pyrimidine, especially the bases thymine and cytosine present in DNA.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some introns also have a sequence rich in pyrimidines that adds up to 10 additional bases at the 3’ end.
      • Both of these products involve dimerization of adjacent pyrimidines on the same DNA strand.
      • Purines and pyrimidines are considered as complex molecules themselves because they are never synthesized as such in vivo.
      • Both purine and pyrimidine bases present similar PI yields at 266 nm.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Pyrimidin, from pyridine, with the insertion of -im- from imide.

 
 
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