title: Ribose-1-P is the essential precursor for nucleic acid synthesis in animal cells growing on uridine in the absence of sugar.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D010428:Pentosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010430:Pentosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D012267:Ribosemonophosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D014529:Uridine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014541:Uridine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014543:Uridine Phosphorylase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D010428:Pentosephosphates; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D012267:Ribosemonophosphates; C031154:ribose 1-phosphate; D010430:Pentosyltransferases; D014543:Uridine Phosphorylase; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D014541:Uridine Kinase; D014529:Uridine