Uric acid

Uric acid is the degradation product of the purine bases. Orotidine contains a pyrimidine ring and is not degraded by this pathway.

Guanine is metabolized to xanthine, and thence to uric acid.

Adenosine is converted via inosine and hypoxanthine to xanthine, and thence to uric acid.

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