noun
purine base
Biochemistry term referring to a nitrogenous base with a purine structure, such as adenine or guanine.
DNAにはアデニンとグアニンという二種類のプリン塩基が含まれている。
DNA contains two types of purine bases: adenine and guanine.
Pyrimidine base; the other major class of nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids, with a single-ring structure.
Compound of プリン (purine, from German Purin) and 塩基 (base).