• 6-phosphogluconolactonase produces the alteration of 6-phosphogluconolactone to 6phosphogluconic acid where both medium in the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway and the glucose is converted into ribulose 5-phosphate. • The oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway releases CO2 and results in the generation of two equivalents of NADPH from NADP+ and the final product, ribulose 5-phosphate, is more processed by the organism during the non-oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway to synthesize biomolecules including nucleotides, ATP, and Coenzyme A.