Dictionary of microbiology

PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY

pentose phosphate pathway: translation

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The pathway that oxidizes glucose 6-phosphate to ribulose 5-phosphate and then converts it to a variety of three to seven carbon sugars; it forms several important products (NADPH for biosynthesis, pentoses, and other sugars) and also can be used to degrade glucose to CO2.

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