Pentose phosphate pathway (main aspects)

Pentose phosphate pathway

- Type of metabolic pathway: catabolic, linear

- Main goal: production of NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate from glucose oxidation

- Subcellular localization: cytosol

- Number of biochemical reactions (oxidative phase): 5

- Oxidative phase energetic output (per glucose molecule): -1 ATP e +2 NADPH

- Oxidative phase final product (per glucose molecule): 1 ribose-5-phosphate