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Mature human erythrocytes do not possess the ability to perform purine synthesis de novo (1–3). These cells meet their requirements for purine nucleotides by re-utilisation of preformed bases that are derived from the diet and those released from other tissues into the blood circulation (1,4).
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de Bruyn, C.H.M.M., Oei, T.L. (1977). Incorporation of Purine Bases by Intact Red Blood Cells. In: Müller, M.M., Kaiser, E., Seegmiller, J.E. (eds) Purine Metabolism in Man—II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 76B. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3285-5_20
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