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| + | *the body operates a highly active internal Purine Salvage Pathway using enzymes like HGPRT. However, this pathway recycles over 90% of the purines generated from our own dying cells, while ignoring the purines from the food we eat. To build new DNA from scratch, our cells rely almost entirely on internal cell recycling or creating them entirely from scratch (de novo synthesis) | ||
| *** intestinal cells immediately convert almost 100% of dietary purines into uric acid - they are not re-used!** | *** intestinal cells immediately convert almost 100% of dietary purines into uric acid - they are not re-used!** | ||
| * hence a high-purine diet directly elevates blood uric acid levels and triggers gout - this is not due to a high amino acid diet | * hence a high-purine diet directly elevates blood uric acid levels and triggers gout - this is not due to a high amino acid diet | ||
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