pentose phosphate pathway - oxidative phase - Ontology Browser

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Term:	pentose phosphate pathway - oxidative phase	go back to main search page
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Definition:	The oxidative (linear) phase of the pentose phosphate pathway involves the oxidation and decarboxylation of glucose-6-phosphate to produce the 5 carbon sugar ribulose-5-phosphate and the generation of NADPH.

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glucose oxidation pathway + pentose phosphate pathway +	glycolysis pathway pentose phosphate pathway - non-oxidative phase pentose phosphate pathway - oxidative phase The oxidative (linear) phase of the pentose phosphate pathway involves the oxidation and decarboxylation of glucose-6-phosphate to produce the 5 carbon sugar ribulose-5-phosphate and the generation of NADPH. pyruvate metabolic pathway