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Interpretation:
The term heterocyclic amine has to be defined.
Concept Introduction:
The compounds that have nitrogen atom with a lone pair directly attached to the hydrocarbon chains are known as
Explanation of Solution
Heterocyclic amines are
In
The purines are formed by the fusion of pyrimidine ring with an imidazole ring. There are two kinds of purines found in nucleic acids namely adenine and guanine described as follows:
The pyrimidines are the heterocyclic aromatic compounds that have two nitrogens as depicted in the pyrimidine nucleus below:
In nucleic acids, there are three kinds of pyrimidines such as cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
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