NCBI Accession #
NP_001030780.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001035703.3
NCBI Official Full Name
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 5
NCBI Official Symbol
G6PD5
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 5
NCBI Protein Information
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 5
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
G6PD5
UniProt Protein Name
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic isoform 1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
G6PDH5; G6PD5
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LK23
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8VZD0; Q9SUK0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LK23
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 provide reducing power (NADPH) and pentose phosphates for fatty acid and nucleic acid synthesis which are involved in membrane synthesis and cell division.