KROK 1 2017 – Question 130 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
It is known that pentose-phosphate pathway actively functions in the erythrocytes. What is the main function of this metabolic pathway in the erythrocytes?
- A. Oxidation of glucose into lactate
- B. Counteraction to lipid peroxidation
- C. Neutralization of xenobiotics
- D. Activation of microsomal oxidation
- E. Increase of lipid peroxidation
Hint
Ask what reducing coenzyme this pathway generates and which protective system of the red cell depends on a constant supply of it.
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