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.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine-containing compound salvage

purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine-containing compound salvage Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: adenine salvage guanine salvage hypoxanthine salvage

adenine salvage guanine salvage hypoxanthine salvage Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes