NCBI Accession #
P37830.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic isoform
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC102595038
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
G6PD; g6pdh
NCBI Protein Information
glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic isoform
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
G6PD
UniProt Protein Name
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic isoform
UniProt Primary Accession #
P37830
UniProt Related Accession #
P37830
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the rate-limiting step of the oxidative pentose-phosphate pathway, which represents a route for the dissimilation of carbohydrates besides glycolysis. The main function of this enzyme is to generate NADPH for reductive biosyntheses.