PURIN
\pjˈʊɹɪn], \pjˈʊɹɪn], \p_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ɪ_n]\
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A substance, G5N4H4, which is an acid and at the same time a strong base. From this compound are derived the socalled purin bases. The 9 atoms, which make up its two rings, are numbered as in the diagram, to simplify the nomenclature of its derivatives.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).