On the Clinical Significance of the Pentose Cycle - USSR -
Abstract
ON THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PENTOSE CYCLE. Following is the translation of an article by Trzhi Shonka (Prague) entitled "O Klinicheskom Znachenii Pentozovogo Tsikla" (English version above) in Klinicheskaya Meditsina (Clinical Medicine), Vol. 38, No. 7, July 60, pages 3-12.7 From the 3rd Therapeutic Clinic (Dir. -- Academician I. Kharvat) Karlov University. Although only a few years have passed since the discovery of the pentose cycle, today, all issues of biochemical journals contain one or more works devoted to this problem. At first, even the biochemists thought that the pentose cycle was a freak of nature characteristic of only a few microorganisms, and of no significance; however, it has turned out that this cycle is observed in tissues of a great variety of organisms. It was further elicited that although the pentose cycle from the point of view of the amount of glucose metaboliozed, is insignificant as compared with anaerobic glycolysis, nevertheless it has great importance in pathology. Heretofore, medical opinion has ignored this discovery in seeking solutions of corresponding problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 10, 1960
- Accession Number
- ADA381993
Entities
People
- Irzhi Shenkay
Organizations
- Joint Publications Research Service