Radioactive uracil can be used to label all of the pyrimidine residues in DNA. Using either names or structures, present pathways for the conversion of uracil to dTTP and to dCTP. For each reaction, show the involvement of cofactors, and identify sites of allosteric regulation

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Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.