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Term:
pentose phosphate pathway - oxidative phase (PW:0000573)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
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 with the generation of NADPH.
pyruvate metabolic pathway   

Synonyms
Related Synonyms: pentose-phosphate shunt, oxidative branch
Definition Sources: GO:0009051, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez "PubMed" "PubMed", OneLook:www.oneloook.com

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