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Offline Extra love

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Question about organism!
« on: January 17, 2008, 10:05:18 PM »
Why does an organism that uses glycolysis and the Krebs cycle also need the pentose phosphate pathway?
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Re: Question about organism!
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2008, 07:18:48 AM »
Can organisms live without NADPH?
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Re: Question about organism!
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2008, 08:07:10 PM »
We do need NADPH.  If you are to grow or repair cells for any reason (including regular physical activity), we need NADPH for fatty acid and nucleic acid synthesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NADP).

I hope this helps  ;)

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