Pentose Phosphate Pathway
"Pentose Phosphate Pathway" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An oxidative decarboxylation process that converts GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE to D-ribose-5-phosphate via 6-phosphogluconate. The pentose product is used in the biosynthesis of NUCLEIC ACIDS. The generated energy is stored in the form of NADPH. This pathway is prominent in tissues which are active in the synthesis of FATTY ACIDS and STEROIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010427
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.087.160.875 G02.149.115.160.875 G03.495.256.875 G03.495.335.693 G03.495.553.695
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| Concept/Terms |
Pentose Phosphate Pathway- Pentose Phosphate Pathway
- Pathway, Pentose Phosphate
- Pathways, Pentose Phosphate
- Pentose Phosphate Pathways
- Pentose Phosphate Shunt
- Pentose Phosphate Shunts
- Shunt, Pentose Phosphate
- Shunts, Pentose Phosphate
- Pentose Shunt
- Pentose Shunts
- Shunt, Pentose
- Shunts, Pentose
- Pentose-Phosphate Pathway
- Pathway, Pentose-Phosphate
- Pathways, Pentose-Phosphate
- Pentose-Phosphate Pathways
- Pentosephosphate Shunt
- Pentosephosphate Shunts
- Shunt, Pentosephosphate
- Shunts, Pentosephosphate
- Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
- Hexose Monophosphate Shunts
- Shunt, Hexose Monophosphate
- Shunts, Hexose Monophosphate
- Pentosephosphate Pathway
- Pathway, Pentosephosphate
- Pathways, Pentosephosphate
- Pentosephosphate Pathways
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