TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism A1 - Bender, David A. A1 - Mayes, Peter A. A2 - Rodwell, Victor W. A2 - Bender, David A. A2 - Botham, Kathleen M. A2 - Kennelly, Peter J. A2 - Weil, P. Anthony PY - 2018 T2 - Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 31e AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:Describe the pentose phosphate pathway and its roles as a source of NADPH and of ribose for nucleotide synthesis.Describe the uronic acid pathway and its importance for synthesis of glucuronic acid for conjugation reactions and (in animals for which it is not a vitamin) vitamin C.Describe and explain the consequences of large intakes of fructose.Describe the synthesis and physiological importance of galactose.Explain the consequences of genetic defects of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (favism), the uronic acid pathway (essential pentosuria), and fructose and galactose metabolism. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160192322 ER -