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A metabolic pathway diagram for Escherichia coli showing how various nutrients-including sugars, fats, glycerol, and amino acids-are broken down into intermediates like pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, leading to the production of energy and other metabolites such as lactate, glutamate, and succinate. Arrows indicate the flow of metabolites between compounds, with key nutrient sources and products highlighted in colored boxes. Figure 7: Enzyme defects in disorders of pyrimidine and purine metabolism.

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Modified link of Web site: Netbiochem - Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism. Dec 14, 2022
Add new Web site: University of Maine - Department of Chemistry - Purines and Pyrimidines. Jul 26, 2012
Add new Web site: Netbiochem - Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism. Jul 26, 2012
Add new Web site: Organic Chemistry - Pyrimidine synthesis. Jul 26, 2012
Add new Web site: The Merck Manuals - Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism Disorders. Dec 02, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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