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Meanings and definitions for G6PD
What does G6PD stand for? What does G6PD mean?
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD or G6PDH) (EC 1.1.1.49) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
D-glucose 6-phosphate + NADP+ + H2O ⇌ 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + NADPH + H+This enzyme participates in the pentose phosphate pathway (see image), a metabolic pathway that supplies reducing energy to cells (such as erythrocytes) by maintaining the level of the co-enzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH).
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