The Central Role of Gut Microbes in Host Purine Homeostasis

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Purines are ubiquitous metabolites that play evolutionarily conserved roles, including as precursors to molecules central to life. Purine synthesis is metabolically and energetically expensive; thus, under physiological conditions, intermediates of purine degradation are efficiently reused through salvage pathways. Excess purines are oxidized and eliminated via the kidneys and intestine. The efficient elimination...

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