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Meaning of pentose phosphate pathway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis that generates NADPH and pentoses as well as ribose 5-phosphate, the last one a precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pentoside pentosidine pentostatin pentosuria pentosyl pentosyltransferase

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