The sugars composing nucleotides are derived from either
the pentose phosphate pathway or the Entner-Doudoroff pathway.
Carbon and nitrogen atoms from certain amino acids (aspartic
acid, glycine, glutamic acid) form the backbones of the purines and pyrimidines.
Includes DNA, RNA, ATP, NAD, NADP, FMN, and FAD.
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