Nucleic Acid Derivatives - Biochemistry

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What is the purpose of the pentose phosphate pathway (also known as the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMS)?

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The pentose phosphate pathway (also known as the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMS), mainly serves to produce for anabolic reduction reactions and ribose-5-phosphate for nucleic acid production.

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