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