Term Name: | nucleotide salvage |
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Definition: | Any process which produces a nucleotide, a compound consisting of a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the glycose moiety, from derivatives of it without de novo synthesis. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043173] QuickGO AmiGO |