October 20, 2013 [HMP SHUNT PATHWAY] Dr. Nevien Mahmoud 1 Hexose monophosphate shunt pathway Minor metabolic pathway ..
October 20, 2013 [HMP SHUNT PATHWAY] Hexose monophosphate shunt pathway ? Minor metabolic pathway of carbohydrates, it is also known as pentose phosphate pathway. ? Glucose shunted throught this pathway instead of going through the glycolitic pathway, so it is known as the shunt pathway ? In...
day are entering in this pathway. ∙ The liver and RBCs metabolise about 30% of glucose by this way. Function of HMP ∙ The major purpose of this pathway is generation of reduced NADPH and pentose phosphates for nucleotide synthesis. Overview of the shunt pathway The HMP shunt pathway ...