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Where in the cell does the PPP occur? - Cytosol The metabolic function of the pentose phosphate pathway is to: - generate NADPH and pentoses for reduction and biosynthesis reactions. f a liver cell converts glucose to ribulose 5 phosphate, and then converts that ribulose 5 phosphate to fructose 6 phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate for use in glycolysis, which of the following statements must be True? - The cell needs NADPH and ATP. Susceptibility to oxidative damage to red blood cells (hemolytic anemia) is caused by - Glucose 6- Phophate Dehydrogenase deficiency Which of the following enzymes is involved in the interconversion (non-oxidative) phase of the pentose phosphate pathway? - - Transketolase - Phosphopentose epimerase - Phosphopentose isomerase What important radical scavenger must be regenerated to combat oxidative stress and maintain normal structure of RBCs? - Glutathione f a cell does not need ribose, what are the end products of PPP? - Fructose 6 Phosphate and Glyceraldehyde 3 Phosphate
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