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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
Xanthine-guanine Phosphoribosyltansferase (XGPRT) is one of three purine phosphoribosyltransferases (PRTases) that are part of the purine salvage pathway in Escherichia coli<ref name="Vos"> PMID:9743633 </ref>; the other two PRTases in the pathway are HPRT and APRT<ref name="Vos"/> | Xanthine-guanine Phosphoribosyltansferase (XGPRT) is one of three purine phosphoribosyltransferases (PRTases) that are part of the purine salvage pathway in ''Escherichia coli''<ref name="Vos"> PMID:9743633 </ref>; the other two PRTases in the pathway are HPRT and APRT<ref name="Vos"/> | ||
=Function= | =Function= | ||
XGPRT is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of guanine, xanthine, and sometimes hypoxanthine, to GMP, XMP, and IMP <ref name="Vos"/>. This enzyme is part of the purine salvage pathway, which converts exogenous purines (bases or nucleosides) to nucleotides. | XGPRT is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of guanine, xanthine, and sometimes hypoxanthine, to GMP, XMP, and IMP <ref name="Vos"/>. This enzyme is part of the purine salvage pathway, which converts exogenous purines (bases or nucleosides) to nucleotides in ''Escherichia coli''<ref name="Vos"/>. | ||