Pentose phosphate pathway

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The pentose phosphate pathway (also called the phosphogluconate pathway, the hexose monophosphate shunt and abbreviated as PPP) is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis. It generates NADPH and pentoses (five-carbon sugars) as well as ribose 5-phosphate, a precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides.

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