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GO: Biological Process

purine nucleobase salvage

Term ID
GO:0043096
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.
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Phenotype
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