De-novo purine biosynthesis

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Amino Acid And Nucleotide Metabolism subtree

Ten-step assembly of IMP on PRPP scaffold, incorporating Gly, Gln, Asp, and formyl-THF. IMP branches to AMP (via adenylosuccinate) and GMP (via XMP). Target of methotrexate, 6-MP.

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