pentose-phosphate shunt

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GO:0006098
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: hexose monophosphate pathway
exact: pentose phosphate pathway
exact: pentose phosphate shunt
exact: pentose-phosphate pathway
Definition
The process by which glucose is oxidized, coupled to NADPH synthesis. Glucose 6-P is oxidized with the formation of carbon dioxide (CO2), ribulose 5-phosphate and reduced NADP; ribulose 5-P then enters a series of reactions interconverting sugar phosphates. The pentose phosphate pathway is a major source of reducing equivalents for biosynthesis reactions and is also important for the conversion of hexoses to pentoses. [source: ISBN:0198506732, MetaCyc:PENTOSE-P-PWY]
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