pyrimidine ribonucleotide salvage

Term ID

GO:0010138

Synonyms

Definition

The pathway by which pyrimidine bases or pyrimidine ribonucleosides from pyrimidine nucleotide breakdown are converted back to pyrimidine ribonucleotides. The salvage pathway is important where there is no de novo pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: pyrimidine nucleotide salvage pyrimidine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process

pyrimidine nucleotide salvage pyrimidine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: CMP salvage CTP salvage UMP salvage

CMP salvage CTP salvage UMP salvage Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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