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Nucleotide Biosynthesis. nucleotides is essential for life processes. nucleotides are the activated precursors of nucleic acids. As such, they are necessary for the replication of the genome
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nucleotides is essential for life processes • nucleotides are the activated precursors of nucleic acids. As such, they are necessary for the replication of the genome • an adenine nucleotide, ATP, is the universal currency of energy. A guanine nucleotide, GTP, also serves as an energy source for a more select group of biological processes. • Third, nucleotide derivatives such as UDP-glucose participate in biosynthetic processes such as the formation of glycogen. • nucleotides are essential components of signal-transduction pathways. cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP are second messengers that transmit signals both within and between cells.
Two Purines Adenine Guanine Two Pyrimidines Thymine/Uracil Cytosine Purines and Pyrimidines
Salvage Pathway de novo Pathway Synthesis Pathways • For both purines and pyrimidines there are two means of synthesis (often regulate one another) • de novo (from bits and parts) • salvage (recycle from pre-existing nucleotides)
X de novo Synthesis • Committed step: This is the point of no return • Occurs early in the biosynthetic pathway • Often regulated by final product (feedback inhibition)
Biosynthesis of Pyrimidines • Synthesized from: • Glutamine • CO2 • Aspartic acid • Requires ATP Uracil Cytosine • Pyrimidine rings are synthesized independent of the ribose and transferred to the PRPP (ribose) • Generated as UMP (uridine 5’-monophosphate)
DENOVO Synthesis of Pyrimidine 1. Bicarbonate and Other Oxygenated Carbon Compounds Are Activated by Phosphorylation 2. Orotate Acquires a Ribose Ring from PRPP to Form a PyrimidineNucleotideand Is Converted into Uridylate
DENOVO Synthesis of Pyrimidine 3. CTP is Formed by Amination of UTP
X Inhibited by AMP, GMP, IMP Purine Biosynthesis (de novo) • Atoms derived from: • Aspartic acid • Glycine • Glutamine • CO2 • Tetrahydrofolate • Also requires • 4 ATP’s Committed Step Purines are synthesized on the Ribose ring
Salvage Pathway for Purines Hypoxanthine or Guanine + PRPP = IMP or GMP + PPi Hypoxanthineguanosylphosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRTase) Adenine + PRPP = AMP + PPi Adeninephosphoribosyl transferase (APRTase)
Biosynthesis: Purine vs Pyrimidine Purine Pyrimidine • Synthesized on PRPP • Regulated by GTP/ATP • Generates IMP • Requires Energy • Synthesized then added to PRPP • Regulated by UTP • Generates UMP/CMP • Requires Energy Both are very complicated multi-step process which your kindly professor does not expect you to know in detail