Pentose phosphate, phosphogluconate, or hexose monophsphate pathway oxidizes glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-P. NADP+ is the electron acceptor. The pathways yields NADPH as well as 5, 4, and 7 carbon intermediaries for synthesis of nucleotides.
Proteins on this pathway have targeted assays available via the [https://assays.cancer.gov/available_assays?wp_id=WP134 CPTAC Assay Portal]cab0-471-61769-5ISBNBiochemistryJohn Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 577-583. 1990D. Voet, J.G. Voetpentose phosphate pathwayPW:0000045Pathway Ontology