Guanamine

/ˈɡwɑːnəmiːn/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound derived from guanine that contains an amino group, used in various chemical and pharmaceutical applications.

Etymology

Formed by combining 'guanine' (a nucleobase) with the '-amine' suffix (from 'ammonia'), indicating a compound containing an amino functional group (-NH2).

Kelly Says

Guanamine is one of several chemicals you can make from guanine—the same purine base in your DNA—showing how organic chemists creatively modify natural compounds to create new materials with useful properties!

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