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Definition of Purine

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Purine: One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A). Uric acid, the offending substance in gout, is a purine end-product.