08 HMP Shunt
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Pathway
- not in mitochondria
- oxidative: G6P to R5P
- reductive: R5P to F6P and G6P
Oxidative
- CO2 removed to go from 6C to 5C
Reductive
R5P
NADPH
- NADH very different function from NADPH
- not used to generate ATP
- donate electron to other molecules, reducing them
Phagocytosis
- uses NADPH from HMP shunt
Oxidative Damage Protection
- glutathione protects RBC from oxidative damage
- bite cells: spleen try to remove heinz bodies
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