purine biosynthetic pathway
purine salvage pathway
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Purine salvage
The salvage pathway of purine biosynthesis allows for the synthesis of purines from intermediates derived from DNA and RNA degradation pathways. This is important because some tissues are unable to synthesize purines de novo.
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pathway
purine-containing compound salvage