purine nucleotide catabolic process

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Namepurine nucleotide catabolic process
IDGO_0006195
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Biological process

Exact synonym

purine nucleotide breakdown, purine nucleotide catabolism, purine nucleotide degradation

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a purine nucleotide, a compound consisting of nucleoside (a purine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar) esterified with a phosphate group at either the 3' or 5'-hydroxyl group of the sugar.

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