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dihydropyrimidines

dihydropyrimidines is the plural of dihydropyrimidine.

Meaning of dihydropyrimidine

Noun

dihydropyrimidine (countable and uncountable, plural dihydropyrimidines)

  1. A heterocycle formed from pyrimidine by the addition of two hydrogen atoms across a double bond
    • Predisposition to the development of steatosis may be associated with individual patient expression of genes involved in 5-FU metabolism, such as low level of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) mRNA expression.2015 July 26, Liane Rabinowich, Oren Shibolet, “Drug Induced Steatohepatitis: An Uncommon Culprit of a Common Disease”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Questions about dihydropyrimidines

What is dihydropyrimidines the plural of?
Dihydropyrimidines is the plural of dihydropyrimidine.

Words near dihydropyrimidines in the dictionary

  1. dihydropyridines
  2. dihydropyrimidinase
  3. dihydropyrimidinases
  4. dihydropyrimidine
  5. dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
  6. dihydropyrimidines
  7. dihydropyrone
  8. dihydropyrones
  9. dihydropyrrole
  10. dihydropyrroles
  11. dihydroqinghaosu

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