Related Disorders of Hexose Monophosphate Shunt and Glutathione Metabolism In addition to G6PD, other enzymes of the HMP shunt pathway (6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase [6PGD]), the closely linked reactions of glutathione metabolism (GSSG-R, GSH-Px), and the glutathione synthetic pathway are important in protecting RBC against oxidant injury
35 The first pathway includes the formation of valproylcarnitine when VPA combines with Lcarnitine
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Elevated iron levels are also linked to oxidative stress and ferroptosis, a programmed cell death dependent on intracellular ferrous iron and impaired antioxidant defense systems (Ward et al., 2022)