THE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE METABOLIC PATHWAY IN THE HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE: I. THE TRANSFORMATION OF RIBOSE-5-PHOSPHATE TO KETOPENTOSE-5-PHOSPHATE

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Abstract
Ribose-5-phosphate is converted to ketopentose-5-phosphate by red cell hemolyzate at the rate of 3.6 mmoles/g Hb/hour at 37 °C. The rate of activity of the enzymes remains fairly steady over a broad range of pH (6.5 to 9.0).