Term Name: purine nucleobase salvage
Synonyms: purine base salvage
Definition: Any process that generates purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, from derivatives of them without de novo synthesis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043096]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine-containing compound salvage
has subtype: adenine salvage guanine salvage hypoxanthine salvage