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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "pentose-phosphate shunt" (GO:0006098)
Term Name pentose-phosphate shunt
Term Accession GO:0006098
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (4) hexose monophosphate pathway, pentose phosphate pathway, pentose phosphate shunt, pentose-phosphate pathway
Definition The process in 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.
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