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The oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway produces two reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) molecules per glucose-6-phosphate oxidized.
Answer
true
Explanation
### Why this is right
The material describes two oxidation reactions in the pathway, each producing one NADPH. The oxidative conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to ribulose-5-phosphate therefore generates two NADPH molecules.
### The concept
NADPH carries reducing power for biosynthetic reactions and other reductions. Ribulose-5-phosphate can be converted to ribose-5-phosphate for nucleotide and ribonucleic acid synthesis.
### Terms
- **NADPH**: Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, an electron donor in biosynthesis.
- **Ribulose-5-phosphate**: A five-carbon sugar phosphate produced in the oxidative phase.
### Remember
The oxidative pentose phosphate pathway produces two NADPH per glucose-6-phosphate.
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