Carbon number 1 of glucose in the hexose monophosphate shunt is converted to

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Carbon number 1 of glucose in the hexose monophosphate shunt is converted to carbon dioxide through oxidative decarboxylation by the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This reaction generates NADPH, which is important for biosynthetic reactions such as fatty acid and nucleotide synthesis. However, the carbon from glucose is not directly incorporated into fatty acids or nucleotides.

Carbon Number 1 of Glucose in the Hexose Monophosphate Shunt