Here are some fun ways to remember the Purines:

Notice that purines have two carbon rings (a pyrimidine ring combined with an imidazole ring)!

A pyrimidine is more primitive and is only composed of one carbon ring.

 


 

"Silver an gold.... Silver and Gold!"

Here's another way to remember it using the chemical formula for silver:

 


 

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#1 Asma Z 2016-01-05 22:25
Au, Ag = purine,
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Category: Biochemistry Mnemonics

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