Pentose Phosphate Shunt (5) Flashcards
where are shunt enzymes found in the cell?
hint: it is the same place that enzymes for glycolysis are found
the cytosol
what are the two final products of the shunt?
NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate
are the 1st three steps of the shunt pathway reversible or irreversible?
irreversible
are the 2nd three steps of the shunt pathway reversible or irreversible?
reversible
at the end of the oxidative phase of the shunt pathway (after the first 3 steps), what are the products?
two NADPH, Ru5P (a pentose) and CO2 is released
how many carbon groups can transketolase transfer? how is it able to do this?
has a TPP as a prosthetic group
can transfer 2 carbons
what type of “state” is the NAD+ pool maintained at?
at a highly oxidized state
what type of “state” is the NADPH pool maintained at?
highly reduced state
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the adrenal gland?
steroid synthesis
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the liver?
cholesterol & fatty acid synthesis
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the adipose tissue?
fatty acid synthesis
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the testes/ovary?
steroid synthesis
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the mammary gland?
fatty acid synthesis
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the small intestine?
detoxify xenobiotics
what is the function of the pentose phosphate pathway in the red blood cells?
detoxify ROS