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Pentosephosphate Pathway
Medical Definition: | A pathway of hexose oxidation in which glucose-6-phosphate undergoes two successive oxidations by NADP, the final one being an oxidative decarboxylation to form a pentose phosphate. |
Previously Indexed: | Hexosephosphates (1966-1984),Pentosephosphates (1966-1984) |
Pentosephosphate Pathway Medical Definitions and Terms
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