pentose phosphate pathway
noun
a sequence of metabolic reactions by which NADPH is synthesized, together with ribose phosphate, part of the synthesis of nucleic acids
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Medical definitions for pentose phosphate pathway
pentose phosphate pathway
n.
A secondary pathway for the metabolism of glucose in tissues other than skeletal muscle, in which five-carbon sugars are synthesized and NADPH is produced in the cytoplasm outside the mitochondria.
Dickens shunt