USMLE Step 1 - Lesson 59 - Pentose Phosphate pathway and glucose-6-P-dehydrogenase deficiency

The pentose phosphate pathway is also called the HMP shunt and is used to synthesize NADPH and ribose for nucleotide synthesis. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is a key enzyme, and deficiency results in hemolytic anemia from various not being able to protect the red blood cells from reactive oxygen species and free radicals.
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