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Pyrimidines

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022833

A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022833
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Pyrimidines",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pyrimidines/"
}

Record 22,226 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.