Chapter 15, Problem 18E

Summary Introduction

To explain: If the glucose-6-phosphate is labeled at its C2 position, then at which position the label will appear in the products of pentose phosphate pathway.

Concept introduction: The alternative pathway of glucose oxidation is pentose phosphate pathway that includes 2 phases, those are oxidative phase and non-oxidative phase. The principal products of the pentose phosphate pathway are the ribose-5-phosphate and NADPH.