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Descriptor
English
:
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vía de Pentosa Fosfato
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Via de Pentose Fosfato
Synonyms
English
:
Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
Pentosephosphate Pathway
Pentose Phosphate Shunt
Pentose Shunt
Tree Number:
G02.111.087.160.875
G02.149.115.160.875
G03.495.256.875
G03.495.335.693
G03.495.553.695
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2006 (1985)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
ES
ethics
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
10621
Unique Identifier:
D010427
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