GO biological process ontology term - GO:0009052 - pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch

Term summary

ID

GO:0009052

Name

pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

The branch of the pentose-phosphate shunt which does not involve oxidation reactions. It comprises a series of sugar phosphate interconversions, starting with ribulose 5-P and producing fructose 6-P and glyceraldehyde 3-P.

Parents

• is_a generation of precursor metabolites and energy
• is_a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate metabolic process
• part_of pentose-phosphate shunt

Annotation