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What is the source of the required
materials for NADPH?​

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NADPH is produced from NADP+. The major source of NADPH in animals and other non-photosynthetic organisms is the pentose phosphate pathway (oxPPP), by Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in the first step. The oxPPP pathway also produces pentose, another important part of NAD(P)H, from glucose.

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