Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate
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Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway
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It is formed by transketolase
and acted upon by transaldolase
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Pentose phosphate pathway
The pentose phosphate pathway is a process that generates NADPH and pentoses . There are two distinct phases in the pathway. The first is the oxidative phase, in which NADPH is generated, and the second is the non-oxidative synthesis of 5-carbon sugars...
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It is formed by transketolase
Transketolase
Transketolase, an enzyme of both the pentose phosphate pathway in animals and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, catalyzes two important reactions, which operate in opposite directions in these two pathways...
and acted upon by transaldolase
Transaldolase
Transaldolase is an enzyme of the non-oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway. In humans, transaldolase is encoded by the TALDO1 gene.The following chemical reaction is catalyzed by transaldolase:...
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