2. Biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine
nucleotides
• Dietary purine and pyrimidine bases
(nucleoproteins) are poorly absorbed and
cannot be used for synthesis
• Humans depend on the endogenous
synthesis of purines and pyrimidines
• All cells needs ribonucleosides,
deoxyribonucleosides and their phosphates
4. Nucleotide Functions
ATP drives innumerable energy-requiring
functions
GTP is used in protein synthesis
UTP is used to activate sugars during
polysaccharide synthesis
CTP is used to activate precursors during
lipid biosynthesis
AMP is part of the structure of coenzymeA,
NAD, NADP
Signal transduction (GTP, cAMP)
They are the building blocks of nucleic
acids!
10. Significance of folic acid for synthesis of
bases
Folát
Green food, liver, food
yeast, egg yellow
The effective form in organism of human is tetrahydrofolate
C O
–
O
C
O
O
–
CH2
CH2
CH
NH
C
O
NH
C
H2
H
N
N
N
OH
N
N
H2
14. N-5,N-10- methylen H4F – synthesis of thymine
N-10-formyl H4F – synthesis of purine
Using of tetrahydrofolate in synthesis of purines
and pyrimidines
N
C
H2
N
N
H2
C O
–
O
CH2
CH2
CH
C
O
O
–
NH
C
O
C
H2
H
N
H
OH
N
N
CH
O
N
N
H2
C O
–
O
CH2
CH2
CH
C
O
O
–
NH
C
O
C
H2
H
N
H
N
H
OH
N
N
15. Ribose-5P + ATP PRPP + AMP
PRPP-synthase
Synthesis of phosphoribosyl diphosphate
(PRPP)
(kinase)
P
O
O
–
O
–
P
O
O
–
O
H
O
H
O
O
P
O
–
O
–
O
23. Synthesis of AMP and GMP
(more detailed)
IMP
Asp
GT
P
GDP +
Pi
fumarate
AMP
NAD+
NADH + H+
ATP AMP + PPi
XMP
GMP
Gln Glu
H2O
N
N
O
N
N
Ribose
H
P
N
N
N
CH CH2COO
COO
N
N
Ribose P
-
-
N
N
NH2
N
N
Ribose P
N
N
O
O
N
N
Ribose
H P
N
N
O
H2N N
N
Ribose
H P
H
H
29. Disorder Defect Nature of Defect Comments
Gout PRPP synthetase increased enzyme
activity due to
elevated Vmax hyperuricemia
Gout PRPP synthetase enzyme is resistant to
feed-back inhibition hyperuricemia
Gout PRPP synthetase
enzyme has increased affinity for
ribose-5-phosphate (lowered Km) hyperuricemia
Gout PRPP amidotransferase loss of feed-back
inhibition of enzyme
hyperuricemia
Gout HGPRTa partially defective
enzyme hyperuricemia
Lesch-Nyhan
syndrome HGPRT lack of enzyme
SCID ADAb lack of enzyme
Immunodeficiency PNPc lack of enzyme
Renal lithiasis APRTd lack of enzyme 2,8-dihydroxyadenine renal lithiasis
Xanthinuria Xanthine oxidase lack of enzyme hypouricemia andxanthine renal
lithiasis
von Gierke's disease Glucose-6-phosphatase enzyme deficiency
aHypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase; badenosine deaminase;
cpurine nucleotide phosphorylase; dadenosine phosphoribosyltransferase
31. GOUT
Primary Gout:
Enzyme defect
Secondary Gout
1.Over production of Uric acid (Cancer, Starvation,alcohol)
2.Decreased excretion of uric acid (renal failure, Lactic
acidosis, alcohol)
32. GOUT
Symptoms:
Arthritis of Metatarsophalangeal joint
Precipatated by high purine diet & alcohol
Tophi – chronic cases
Treatment:
Decreased purine intake
Allopurinol- xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Probenacid – uricosurics
Colchicine – anti inflammatory
35. Inhibitors of purine synthesis (antineoplastic
agents)
• inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase
• glutamine analogs (azaserine)
• 6-mercaptopurine- inhibition of
conversion of IMP to AMP and GMP
N
N
SH
N
N
H
mercaptopurine
36. PURINE NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGS
Used as Anti cancer agents:
Mercaptopurine
Methotrexate
Azaserine
6-TG (thioguanine)
8 AG (Azaguanine)
38. Mycophenolic acid
Potent, reversible, uncompetitive inhibitor of IMP
dehydrogenase
Used in preventing graft rejection
It blocks de novo formation of GMP supress the
proliferation of T and B cells
O
O
O
OH
O
O
H
CH3
CH3
C
H3