one population had normal g6pd levels and a normal life span , whereas the other had diminished enzyme activity and a shortened life span.in vitro metabolic studies of the erythrocytes of a heterozygous female and a hemizygous male suggested that , in spite of g6pd deficiency , the synthesis and breakdown of adenosine triphosphate and 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid was similar to that in normal erythrocytes .
C0017757
g6pd
C0220781
synthesis