PURIN BASES
\pjˈʊɹɪn bˈe͡ɪsɪz], \pjˈʊɹɪn bˈeɪsɪz], \p_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ɪ_n b_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_z]\
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Syn.: alloxopuric bases, alloxopuric bodies. A group of substances, which may be considered derivatives of purin. The most important are: adenin (6-aminopurin); guanin (amino 6-oxypurin); hypoxanthin (6-oxypurin); xanthin (2+ 6 dioxypurin); uric acid (2-6-8 trioxypurin); as well as the alkaloids caffein and theobromin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).