Term Name: nucleotide salvage
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process which produces a nucleotide, a compound consisting of a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the glycose moiety, from derivatives of it without de novo synthesis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043173]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: metabolic compound salvage nucleotide biosynthetic process
has subtype: purine nucleotide salvage pyridine nucleotide salvage pyrimidine nucleotide salvage