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Pyrimidines

The Pyrimidine base consists of a six-membered ring with two nitrogen atoms shown below.
               
   
pyrimidines

The main pyrimidine bases are cytosine, uracil and thymine. Uracil is found in RNA and thymine almost exclusively in DNA.

thymine and cytosine               
   
uracil and methy


        5-methyl cytosine is rare base. There are some pyrimidine derivatives of physiological importance, such as thiouracil and alloxan, which are used for treatment of hyperthyroidism.

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