During Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, which reaction takes place? a. Glucose 6-phosphate is converted back into glucose. b. NAD + is reduced. c. FAD is reduced. d. The end product is 6-phosphogluconolactone. e. NADP + is oxidized.

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Valentina Travis

1 May, 10:41

During Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, which reaction takes place? a. Glucose 6-phosphate is converted back into glucose. b. NAD + is reduced. c. FAD is reduced. d. The end product is 6-phosphogluconolactone. e. NADP + is oxidized.

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Haylie Ibarra · Answer 1

d) The end product is 6-phosphogluconolactone

Explanation:

Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase perform the first step in pentose phosphate pathway and catalyzes the conversion of Glucose 6-phosphate

to 6-phosphogluconolactone and NADP + is reduced to NADPH.