GO biological process ontology term - GO:0010138 - pyrimidine ribonucleotide salvage
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0010138
- Name
- pyrimidine ribonucleotide salvage
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The pathway by which pyrimidine bases or pyrimidine ribonucleosides from pyrimidine nucleotide breakdown are converted back to pyrimidine ribonucleotides. The salvage pathway is important where there is no de novo pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis.
