Which is a product of purine metabolism?
Uric acid is the common end product of purine catabolism. However, in non-primate mammals, Allantoin is the end product of purine catabolism as an extra enzyme, Uricase is present. OTHER OPTIONS: OPTION B: The end products of pyrimidine catabolism are NH3, CO2 & beta alanine (for Cytosine, Uracil) Option C - Xanthine is an intermediate of catabolism of purines. Xanthine gets conveed to uric acid by Xanthine Oxidase.
Uric acid
Urea
Xanthine
Beta alanine
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