Pentose Phosphate Pathway

#Biochemistry
Converts glucose-6-phosphate into ribose-5-phosphate and NADPH used for nucleoside synthesis

Phases

Oxidative Phase

• From glucose-6-phosphate, it produces NADPH in a series of 3 irreversible steps and ribulose-5-phosphate

Non Oxidative Phase

• Produces ribose-5-phosphate reversibly