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HMP shunt pathway and its clinical relevance
INTRODUCTION Hexose monophosphate pathway or HMP shunt also called pentose phosphate shunt or phosphogluconate pathway. This is an alternative pathway for glycolysis and TCA cycle for the oxidation of glucose. However, HMP shunt is more anabolic in nature, since it is concerned with the biosynthesis of NADPH and pentoses. Location – Read more…