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Role of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway If the oxida-tion of glucose 6-phosphate via the pentose phosphate path-way were being used primarily to generate NADPH for biosynthesis, the other product, ribose 5-phosphate, would accumulate. What problems might this cause?

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Please look at the explanation section

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In the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway, NADPH molecules and ribose-5-phosphate molecules are created. The function of NADPH molecules is to build other types of molecules. For example, RSP sugar is used for the production of DNA and RNA creating S-phospho-D-ribose alpha-1 pyrophosphate, and, if there is an excess of ribose-S-phosphate, said excess may not be used to biosynthesis and therefore it is transformed into other sugars that can be used by the cell for metabolism.

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