Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) stands at the head of the pentose phosphate pathway, which is responsible for nucleotide synthesis. The identification and thorough validation of an improved G6PD inhibitor provide a valuable new tool compound for studying metabolism.
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Pacold, M.E. The uninhibited pathway is not worth studying. Nat Chem Biol 16, 713–714 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-020-0562-5
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