part of has part glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity pentose-phosphate shunt NADPH regeneration pentose-phosphate shunt, oxidative branch https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/27107 https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/28527 https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/29188 The branch of the pentose-phosphate shunt which involves the oxidation of glucose 6-P and produces ribulose 5-P, reduced NADP+ and carbon dioxide (CO2). MetaCyc:PWY-7796 pentose phosphate pathway, oxidative branch pentose-phosphate pathway, oxidative branch oxidative pentose phosphate pathway oxidative branch, pentose pathway MetaCyc:OXIDATIVEPENT-PWY GO:0009051 pentose phosphate shunt, oxidative branch biological_process 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity carbohydrate derivative metabolic process