The Nucleic Acid Biochemistry section contains posts/pages that discuss the basic biochemistry of nucleic acids, the biosynthesis and catabolism of the nucleotides, and the diseases that result as a result of defects in the enzymes of the pathways of nucleotide biosynthesis and catabolism.
Last Updated: October 24, 2023 Introduction to Nucleic Acids The metabolic requirements for the nucleotides and their cognate bases can be met by both dietary intake or synthesis de novo from low molecular weight precursors. Indeed, the ability to salvage...
Last Updated: March 6, 2023 Introduction to Nucleic Acids As a class, the nucleotides may be considered one of the most important nitrogenous metabolites of the cell. Nucleotides are found primarily as the monomeric units comprising the major nucleic acids of the...