Pentose pathways in erythrocyte ghosts

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.The biochemical pathway for the conversion of pentoses to hexoses is readily demonstrated in erythrocytes because of the abundance of the enzymes transaldolase. The pathway of pentose-phosphate synthesis from nucleosides is of interest because it is a means of providing erythrocytes with hexose- and triosephosphates without the participation of adenosine triphosphate. In contrast to glycolysis, the major metabolic chemical sequence in the erythrocyte, the pentose pathway, can be considered to be an energy conserving one [TRUNCATED]2031-01-0