pentose shunt

pentose shunt
pentose phosphate pathway.

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  • pentose phosphate pathway — a major branching of the Embden Meyerhof pathway of carbohydrate metabolism: 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… …   Medical dictionary

  • Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pentose phosphate pathway — The pentose phosphate pathway (also called Phosphogluconate Pathway, or HexoseMonophosphate Shunt [HMP shunt] ) is a process that serves to generate NADPH and the synthesis of pentose (5 carbon) sugars. There are two distinct phases in the… …   Wikipedia

  • hexose monophosphate shunt — (= pentose phosphate pathway) The main metabolic pathway in activated neutrophils, rendering them relatively insensitive to inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation. Congenital deficiency of the first enzyme in the shunt, glucose 6 phosphate… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Hexosemonophosphat-Shunt — Der Pentosephosphat Weg (auch Hexosemonophosphat Zyklus, Hexosemonophosphat Shunt, Transaldolase/ ketolase Weg oder Phosphogluconat Weg) ist ein Stoffwechselweg, der in den meisten Lebewesen vorkommt. Er stellt eine Möglichkeit der Verwertung von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hexosemonophosphate shunt — Der Pentosephosphat Weg (auch Hexosemonophosphat Zyklus, Hexosemonophosphat Shunt, Transaldolase/ ketolase Weg oder Phosphogluconat Weg) ist ein Stoffwechselweg, der in den meisten Lebewesen vorkommt. Er stellt eine Möglichkeit der Verwertung von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pentosephosphat-Shunt — Der Pentosephosphat Weg (auch Hexosemonophosphat Zyklus, Hexosemonophosphat Shunt, Transaldolase/ ketolase Weg oder Phosphogluconat Weg) ist ein Stoffwechselweg, der in den meisten Lebewesen vorkommt. Er stellt eine Möglichkeit der Verwertung von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hexose monophosphate shunt — n a metabolic pathway of glucose in which glucose 6 phosphate is oxidized enzymatically twice with NADP as a cofactor to form pentose sugars * * * pentose phosphate pathway …   Medical dictionary

  • glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase — An NADP+ enzyme catalyzing the dehydrogenation of d glucose 6 phosphate to 6 phospho d glucono δ lactone, this reaction initiating the pentose shunt. A deficiency of this enzyme can lead to severe hemolytic …   Medical dictionary

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