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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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In mature erythrocytes, the pentose phosphate pathway is impoant as a source of:
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The correct answer is  NADPH is used by glutathione reductase to maintain glutathione in the reduced form. Pentose phosphates are not needed in the red blood cell. The pentose phosphate pathway is not a source of NADH & ATP is not generated from NADPH.