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Crystal structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase Gnd1.
BMC structural biology - 14 Jun 2007
He Weiwei, Wang Yi, Liu Wei, Zhou Cong-Zhao
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BACKGROUND: As the third enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH) is the main generator of cellular NADPH. Both thioredoxin reductase and glutathione reductase require NADPH as the electron donor to reduce oxidized thioredoxin or glutathione (GSSG). Since thioredoxin and GSH are important antioxidants, it is not surprising that 6PGDH plays a critical role in protecting...
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