Music about pentose phosphate pathway

Macnamara’s Band inspirated Dr. Baum to create a song about pentose phosphate pathway. Here it is the link to download the .mp3 file…

http://www.mediafire.com/?ncv8xi9087b8zpb

Metabolic map about the oxidative phase of pentose phosphate pathway

The pentose phosphate pathway is divided into two phases, one oxidative (irreversible) and one non-oxidative (reversible).

It is important to mention that in the following metabolic map the first reaction (glucose phosphorylation by hexokinase) is omitted.

http://www.biocarta.com/genes/Metabolism.asp

Pentose phosphate pathway (main aspects)

Pentose phosphate pathway

- Type of metabolic pathway: catabolic, linear

- Main goal: production of NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate from glucose oxidation

- Subcellular localization: cytosol

- Number of biochemical reactions (oxidative phase): 5

- Oxidative phase energetic output (per glucose molecule): -1 ATP e +2 NADPH

- Oxidative phase final product (per glucose molecule): 1 ribose-5-phosphate