Purine
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| IUPAC name 9H-purine | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.020 | 
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| MeSH | Purine | 
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| Properties | |
| C5H4N4 | |
| Molar mass | 120.115 g·mol−1 | 
| Melting point | 214 °C (417 °F; 487 K) | 
| 500 g/L (RT) | |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together. It is water-soluble. Purine also gives its name to the wider class of molecules, purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers. They are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycles in nature.