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Purines

Known as: Purine, 1H-Purine, Purines [Chemical/Ingredient] 
One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Examples of purines are adenine and guanine. Purines are… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Crystal structures of nucleosome core particles containing the '601' strong positioning sequence.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Roscovitine and other purines as kinase inhibitors. From starfish oocytes to clinical trials.
This article reviews the steps that have led us from very fundamental research on the cell division cycle, investigated with the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The fragile X mental retardation protein binds specifically to its mRNA via a purine quartet motif
Fragile X syndrome is caused by the absence of protein FMRP, the function of which is still poorly understood. Previous studies… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Hydroxyl radicals and DNA base damage.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Molecular interactions of steroid hormone receptor with its enhancer element: Evidence for receptor dimer formation
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Structure of a B-DNA dodecamer. III. Geometry of hydration.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Possible role of flanking nucleotides in recognition of the AUG initiator codon by eukaryotic ribosomes.
Sequences flanking the initiator codon in eukaryotic mRNAs are not random. Out of 153 messages examined, 151 have either a purine… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
NUCLEOSIDE-PHOSPHORYLASE DEFICIENCY IN A CHILD WITH SEVERELY DEFECTIVE T-CELL IMMUNITY AND NORMAL B-CELL IMMUNITY
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DAUNOMYCIN AND NUCLEIC ACIDS.
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
The purine and pyrimidine composition of deoxypentose nucleic acids.
Hitchings, G. H., Elion, G. B., Falco, E. A. & Russell, P. B. (1949). J. biol. Chem. 177, 357. Hotchkiss, R. D. (1948). J. biol… 
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