In the pyrimidine degradative pathway, all pyrimidines undergo conversion to uracil, which undergoes an NADPH-dependent reduction. Show

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In the pyrimidine degradative pathway, all pyrimidines undergo conversion to uracil, which undergoes an NADPH-dependent reduction. Show plausible reactions leading from cytidine, cytosine, and uridine to uracil, and write a plausible structure for the product of uracil reduction (dihydrouracil).
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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections

ISBN: 978-0321839923

1st edition

Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

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