pentose-phosphate shunt (Q827489)
The glucose-6-phosphate catabolic process in which, coupled to NADPH synthesis, glucose-6-P is oxidized with the formation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ribulose 5-phosphate; ribulose 5-P then enters a series of reactions interconverting sugar phosphat
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aliases hexose monophosphate pathway
GO:0006098
pentose-phosphate pathway
pentose phosphate pathway
Pentose phosphate pathway: PPP
pentose phosphate shunt
description The glucose-6-phosphate catabolic process in which, coupled to NADPH synthesis, glucose-6-P is oxidized with the formation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ribulose 5-phosphate; ribulose 5-P then enters a series of reactions interconverting sugar phosphat

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