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| Overall Reaction for the Pathway | ||
| 3 Glucose-6-Phosphate + 6 NADP+ + 3 H2O | ---> | 2 Fructose-6-Phosphate + Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate + 6 NADPH + 6 H+ + 3 CO2 | |
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| Glucose-6-phosphate | |
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| 6-Phosphogluconolactone | |
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| 6-Phosphogluconate | |
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| Ribulose-5-phosphate | |
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| Xylulose-5-phosphate + Ribose-5-phosphate | |
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| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate + Sedoheptulose-7-phosphate | |
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| Erythrose-4-phosphate + Fructose-6-phosphate | |
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| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate + Fructose-6-phosphate |
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[The Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry] - [Copyright © 1998 Karl J. Miller.] |