Salvage pathway of purine nucleotide synthesis are used by all except ?
Purine nucleotide synthesis occurs by two pathways :- 1.De novo synthesis 2.Salvage pathway Liver is the major site of purine nucleotide biosynthesis (de novo). Ceain tissues cannot synthesize purine nucleotides by de novo patyway, e g. brain, erythrocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes. These are dependent on salvage pathway for synthesis of purine nucleotides by using exogenous purines, which are formed by degradation of purine nucleotides synthesized in liver.
Brain
Liver
RBC
Leukocytes