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Nucleotides and Nucleosides

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Name the enzymes involved in the breakdown of nucleotides into sugars and bases?

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The enzymes nucleotidases and nucleosidases are involved in the breakdown of nucleotides into sugars and bases.
$N u c l e o t i d e s N u c l e o t i d a s e s \to N u c l e o s i d e s N u c l e o s i d a s e s \to S u g a r s + B a s e s$

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