Two different pathways for the synthesis of pentoses (IMAGE)
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(a) Proposed protometabolic pentose pathway leading to the accumulation of aldonates followed by nonselective oxidation to uronates, carbonyl migration, and β-decarboxylation. (b) First few steps of the pentose phosphate pathway shown for comparison.
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Reproduced from Yi et al. 2023 JACS Au
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