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Q. Pentose phosphate pathway operates mostly in?
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cytoplasm of liver and adipose cells
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Q. Pentose Phosphate Pathway 3 purpooses?
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1. Generates NADPH for reductive biosynthesis reactions within cells, 2. Produces ribose-5-phosphate (R5P) for the synthesis of the nucleotides and nucleic acids, 3. Metabolizes dietary pentose sugars derived from the digestion of nucleic acids
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Q. Pentose Phosphate Pathway rearranges?
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carbon skeletons of dietary carbohydrates into glycolytic/gluconeogenic intermediates
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Q. G6PD deficiency is linked to which chromosome?
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X
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Q. The only step to give off CO2?
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Step 2: 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
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Q. Which steps require thiamine?
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Steps 5 and 7 which are transketolases
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Q. Step 6. Phosphopentose isomerase converts
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Ketose to Aldose
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Q. Why are G6PD deficient individuals not prescribed
Steroidogenesis? |
Uses NADPH
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Q. If a G6PD patient was given Steroidogenesis what could this risk?
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Hemolysis
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Q. G6PD?
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First enzyme which produces NADPH
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