- also
gives its name to the
wider class of molecules,
purines,
which include substituted purines and
their tautomers. They are the most
widely occurring...
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Purine metabolism refers to the
metabolic pathways to
synthesize and
break down
purines that are
present in many organisms.
Purines are
biologically synthesized...
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Purine analogues are
antimetabolites that
mimic the
structure of
metabolic purines.
Nucleobase analogues Thiopurines such as
thioguanine are used to treat...
- In enzymology, a
purine nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.1) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction a
purine nucleoside + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Purine synthesis may
either refer to: in vivo
purine synthesis:
Purine metabolism#Biosynthesis
laboratory purine synthesis:
Purine#Laboratory synthesis...
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Purine nucleoside phosphorylase, PNP,
PNPase or
inosine phosphorylase (EC 2.4.2.1) is an
enzyme that in
humans is
encoded by the NP gene. It catalyzes...
-
archaically xanthic acid;
systematic name 3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione) is a
purine base
found in most
human body
tissues and fluids, as well as in
other organisms...
- linked.
Purines, however, are
first synthesized from the
sugar template onto
which the ring
synthesis occurs. For reference, the
syntheses of the
purine and...
- acids, and
amino acids are
precursors for
purines,
nucleotides and
nucleosides which are used in the
purine nucleotide cycle. The
amino acid glutamate...
- have a fused-ring
skeletal structure derived of
purine,
hence they are
called purine bases. The
purine nitrogenous bases are
characterized by
their single...
