| pubmed-article:15571217 | pubmed:abstractText | We have investigated an unusual nucleotide that accumulates, with precursors, in the erythrocytes of patients in uraemia. This nucleotide is related chemically to the NAD breakdown product, N1-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (Me2Py), found in high concentrations in the plasma of uraemic patients. Both Me2Py and the nucleotide accumulate to high concentrations in the blood during uraemia: our investigations of samples from renal out-patients have provided information on a plausible link between the two compounds. | lld:pubmed |
