Ribulose 5-phosphate
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MeSH | ribulose+5-phosphate |
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C5H11O8P | |
Molar mass | 230.11 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ribulose 5-phosphate is one of the end products of the pentose phosphate pathway. It is also an intermediate in the Calvin cycle.
It is formed by phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and it can be acted upon by phosphopentose isomerase and phosphopentose epimerase.
See also