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8-azaxanthine [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: January 1, 1979
Xanthines
Purine bases found in body tissues and fluids and in some plants.
Purinones
Year introduced: 1968
Purines
A series of heterocyclic compounds that are variously substituted in nature and are known also as purine bases. They include ADENINE and GUANINE, constituents of nucleic acids, as well as many alkaloids such as CAFFEINE and THEOPHYLLINE. Uric acid is the metabolic end product of purine metabolism.
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring
A class of heterocyclic compounds that include a two-ring fused structure. Both aromatic and non-aromatic ring structures are included in this category.
Year introduced: 1998
Heterocyclic Compounds
Cyclic compounds that include atoms other than carbon in their ring structure.
Alkaloids
Organic nitrogenous bases. Many alkaloids of medical importance occur in the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and some have been synthesized. (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring
Multiple ring heterocyclic compounds containing two or more rings that share two atoms and one bond in common.
Year introduced: 2017