| pyrimidine b.’s |
a group of chemical compounds of which pyrimidine is the base, including 2,4-dioxypyrimidine (uracil), 2,4-dioxy-5-methylpyrimidine (thymine), and 2-oxy-4-aminopyrimidine (cytosine), which are common constituents of nucleic acids. See illustration.
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| pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase |
[EC 2.4.2.2] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the cleavage of pyrimidine nucleosides to form pyrimidines and ribose 1-phosphates in the degradation of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
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| pyrin |
a 781amino acid protein (MW 86,000) expressed primarily mainly in the cytoplasm of neutrophils and monocytes and believed to regulate neutrophil-mediated inflammation; mutations of the gene that codes for this protein cause familial Mediterranean fever. Called also marenostrin.
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| pyrithiamine |
a synthetic compound which by metabolic competition can cause symptoms of thiamine deficiency.
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| pyriform |
pear shaped
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