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Abstract
An oxidative decarboxylation process that converts GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE to D-ribose-5-phosphate via 6-phosphogluconate. The pentose product is used in the biosynthesis of NUCLEIC ACIDS. The generated energy is stored in the form of NADPH. This pathway is prominent in tissues which are active in the synthesis of FATTY ACIDS and STEROIDS.
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- Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
- Pentose Phosphate Shunt
- Pentose Shunt
- Pentose-Phosphate Pathway
- Pentosephosphate Pathway
- Pentosephosphate Shunt
- Hexose Monophosphate Shunts
- Pathway, Pentose Phosphate
- Pathway, Pentose-Phosphate
- Pathway, Pentosephosphate
- Pathways, Pentose Phosphate
- Pathways, Pentose-Phosphate
- Pathways, Pentosephosphate
- Pentose Phosphate Pathways
- Pentose Phosphate Shunts
- Pentose Shunts
- Pentose-Phosphate Pathways
- Pentosephosphate Pathways
- Pentosephosphate Shunts
- Shunt, Hexose Monophosphate
- Shunt, Pentose
- Shunt, Pentose Phosphate
- Shunt, Pentosephosphate
- Shunts, Hexose Monophosphate
- Shunts, Pentose
- Shunts, Pentose Phosphate
- Shunts, Pentosephosphate
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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History Note
2006 (1985)
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Previous Indexing
- Hexosephosphates (1966-1984)
- Pentosephosphates (1966-1984)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pentose Phosphate Pathway. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010427. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010427
- Pentose Phosphate Pathway. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentose_phosphate_pathway
- Pentose Phosphate Pathway. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q827489