Abstract
Purines play a crucial role in virtually all biological processes. They are of prime importance to Man as the source of cellular energy, ATP and, together with pyrimidines, are the building blocks of the DNA and RNA which store, transcribe and translate genetic information. Cellular purines are generally derived exclusively from endogenous sources and in normal circumstances dietary purines make no contribution to this. The normal end-product of purine metabolism in Man is uric acid.
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Stone, T.W., Simmonds, H.A. (1991). Introduction. In: Purines: Basic and Clinical Aspects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3911-3_1
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