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Here are the answers to Section B: PART I 1. (i) Draw the general structure of pyrimidine and number the atoms there in. The general structure of pyrimidine is a six-membered heterocyclic aromatic ring containing two nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3. The atoms are numbered clockwise starting from the nitrogen at position 1. [scale=0.8] % Atoms (N1) at (0,0) N; (C2) at (1,0) C; (N3) at (2,0) N; (C4) at (2.5,0.866) C; (C5) at (1.5,1.732) C; (C6) at (0.5,1.732) C; % Bonds (N1) -- (C2); (C2) -- (N3); (N3) -- (C4); (C4) -- (C5); (C5) -- (C6); (C6) -- (N1); % Double bonds (standard representation) [double] (N1) -- (C2); [double] (N3) -- (C4); [double] (C5) -- (C6); % Numbering at (-0.3,0) 1; at (1,-0.3) 2; at (2.3,0) 3; at (2.8,0.866) 4; at (1.5,2.032) 5; at (0.2,2.032) 6; (ii) For each atom in the structure, 1(i) above, name its source during biosynthesis. N1, C4, C5, C6: Derived from aspartate*. C2, N3: Derived from carbamoyl phosphate* (which is formed from HCO_3^- and NH_3). (iii) List the (in their order) leading to the formation of Uridine monophosphate. The de novo synthesis of Uridine Monophosphate (UMP) involves the following steps: 1. Carbamoyl phosphate synthesis: Bicarbonate (HCO_3^-) and ammonia (NH_3) combine with 2 ATP to form carbamoyl phosphate, catalyzed by *carbamoyl