Answer to Question #158309 in Biochemistry for vivek

Question

purine nucleoside phosphorylase catalyzes a phosphorylytic cleavage of

Answer 1

Purine nucleoside phosphorylase is the enzyme involved in the nucleotide salvage pathway. This enzyme catalyzes the phosphorolytic cleavage of purine ribonucleosides and 2' deoxyribonucleosides that results in the formation of purine base and 2'-deoxyribose 1-phosphate.