Term Name: metabolic compound salvage
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process which produces a useful metabolic compound from derivatives of it without de novo synthesis, as carried out by individual cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043094]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biosynthetic process
has subtype: amino acid salvage GDP-L-fucose salvage nucleoside salvage nucleotide salvage oxidative photosynthetic carbon pathway photorespiration phytol salvage purine-containing compound salvage pyridoxal 5'-phosphate salvage pyrimidine-containing compound salvage