purine nucleobase catabolic process (Q11159)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.
- purine base catabolism
- purine base breakdown
- purine base degradation
- GO:0006145
- purine base catabolic process
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| English | purine nucleobase catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine. |
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