Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
"Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction 6-phospho-D-gluconate and NADP+ to yield D-ribulose 5-phosphate, carbon dioxide, and NADPH. The reaction is a step in the pentose phosphate pathway of glucose metabolism. (From Dorland, 27th ed) EC 1.1.1.43.
| Descriptor ID |
D010734
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.047.150.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase- Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, Phosphogluconate
- 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
- 6 Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, 6-Phosphogluconate
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Tabakoff B, Groskopf W, Anderson R, Alivisatos SG. "Biogenic" aldehyde metabolism relation to pentose shunt activity in brain. Biochem Pharmacol. 1974 Jun 15; 23(12):1707-19.