Glycine provides all in purine synthesis, except ?: (A) Carbon - 4, (B) Carbon - 5, (C) Nitrogen - 4, (D) Nitrogen - 7
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Nitrogen - 4 In de novo synthesis, purine ring is formed from variety of precursors is assembled on ribose-5-phosphate. Precursors for de novo synthesis are ?Glycine provides C4, Cs and N7Aspaate provides NIGlutamine provides N3 and N9Tetrahydrofolate derivatives furnish C2 and CsCarbon dioxide provides C6