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Chapter 22, Problem 15P
Interpretation Introduction

To explain:

How glucose-6-phosphate can produce more NADPH in pentose phosphate pathway without producing ribose-5-phosphate significantly.

Introduction:

Glucose-6-phosphate converts in to ribulose-5-phospha by producing NADPH. Ribulose-5-phospha can again convert in to glucose-6-phosphate.

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