Salvage pathway of purine biosynthesis is impoant for ?
Correct Answer: RBCs
Description: Purine nucleotide synthesis occurs by two pathways : 1.De novo synthesis 2.Salvage pathway Liver is the major site of purine nucleotide biosynthesis (de novo). Ceain tissues cannot synthesize purine nucleotides by de novo patyway, e g. brain, erythrocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes. These are dependent on salvage pathway for synthesis of purine nucleotides by using exogenous purines, which are formed by degradation of purine nucleotides synthesized in liver.
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