Biochemistry General 23696a3c

In mature erythrocytes, the pentose phosphate pathway is impoant as a source of:

Pentose phosphates

NADH to maintain heme iron in the ferrous form

For generation of energy in the form of ATP

NADPH to maintain glutathione in the reduced form

High-Yield Explanation

NADPH is used by glutathione reductase to maintain glutathione in the reduced form. Pentose phosphates are not needed in the red blood cell. The pentose phosphate pathway is not a source of NADH & ATP is not generated from NADPH.

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