| Term Name: | pyrimidine-containing compound salvage |
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| Synonyms: | pyrimidine salvage |
| Definition: | Any process that generates a pyrimidine-containing compound, a nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide or nucleic acid that contains a pyrimidine base, from derivatives of them without de novo synthesis. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0008655] QuickGO AmiGO |