The difference between Hypoxanthine and Purine

When used as nouns, hypoxanthine means a bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid, whereas purine means any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.


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  1. Hypoxanthine as a noun (organic compound):

    A bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

  1. Purine as a noun (organic compound):

    Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.