Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
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D-glucose 6-phosphate + NADP+ | Mus musculus | - |
6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + NADPH + H+ | - |
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Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Mus musculus | - |
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Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
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pancreatic beta cell | moderate overexpression of the enzyme (G6PD) can protect beta-cells from age-associated oxidative stress thus reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The animal show an improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity when compared to old age-matched wild type ones | Mus musculus | - |
Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
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D-glucose 6-phosphate + NADP+ | - |
Mus musculus | 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + NADPH + H+ | - |
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Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
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G6PD | - |
Mus musculus |
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase | - |
Mus musculus |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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metabolism | moderate overexpression of the enzyme (G6PD) can protect beta-cells from age-associated oxidative stress thus reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes | Mus musculus |
physiological function | critical enzyme to provide NADPH | Mus musculus |