During de novo synthesis of nucleotides, the nitrogens for the nitrogenous bases (pyrimidines and purines) come from which of the starting molecules? Group of answer choices amino acids ATP tetrahydrofolate carbon dioxide
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In de novo synthesis of nucleotides, the nitrogenous bases are pyrimidines and purines. Pyrimidines include cytosine, thymine, and uracil, while purines include adenine and guanine. Show more…
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