How to remember the structures of purines and pyrimidines?

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I have drawn structure of purines and pyrimidines literally 14 times but still I am not able to recall the structures of these tiny monsters after few days of learning them.
Can you please tell me how you remembered these structures.
Thanks😃.
 

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shjacks45
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They come in pairs in DNA. Draw them as hydrogen bonded pairs GC and AT (AU). Next up Inosine, Hypoxanthine, Uric Acid ...
 
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jim mcnamara
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Sometimes 'bond line' drawings help, but my basic go to was the stick diagram:


This was 60 years ago, so no youtube...
 

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