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Nucleoside biosynthesis

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    Sections/problems listed with an asterisk (*) do not discuss the exact reaction indicated, but do discuss a closely related reaction.

    Uridine

    • Carbamoyl phosphate synthase (EC 6.3.5.5) Section 12.2*
    • Aspartate carbamoyltransferase (EC 2.1.3.2) Section 12.2*
    • Dihydroorotase (EC 2.5.2.3) C12.4
    • Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.3.1) P16.5
    • Orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.10) Section 10.2C
    • Orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.23) C14.1

    Thymine

    • Thymidylate synthase (EC 2.1.1.45) C14.2

    Cytosine

    Inosine

    Adenosine

    Guanosine

    Deoxynucleotides

    Organic Chemistry With a Biological Emphasis by Tim Soderberg (University of Minnesota, Morris)

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    This page titled Nucleoside biosynthesis is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Tim Soderberg via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request.