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CHAPTER 4 - NUCLEIC ACIDS
CHAPTER 5: BINDING
CHAPTER 6 - TRANSPORT AND KINETICS
CHAPTER 7 - CATALYSIS
CHAPTER 8: OXIDATIVE-PHOSPHORYLATION
CHAPTER 9 - SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Chapter 10: METABOLIC PATWAYS
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Overall Reaction for the Pathway

3 Glucose-6-Phosphate + 6 NADP+ + 3 H2O ---> 2 Fructose-6-Phosphate + Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate + 6 NADPH + 6 H+ + 3 CO2

Glucose-6-phosphate
Glucose-6-phosphate
6-Phosphogluconolactone
6-Phosphogluconolactone
6-Phosphogluconate
6-Phosphogluconate
Ribulose-5-phosphate
Ribulose-5-phosphate
Xylulose-5-phosphateRibose-5-phosphate
Xylulose-5-phosphate      +      Ribose-5-phosphate
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphateSedoheptulose-7-phosphate
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate      +      Sedoheptulose-7-phosphate
Erythrose-4-phosphateFructose-6-phosphate
Erythrose-4-phosphate      +          Fructose-6-phosphate
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphateFructose-6-phosphate

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