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GO: Biological Process

glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle

Term ID
GO:0006127
Synonyms
  • glycerol phosphate shuttle
  • glycerophosphate shuttle
Definition
The process of transferring reducing equivalents from NADH in the cytosol into the mitochondria via glycerol-3-phosphate. Cytosolic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase uses NADH to convert dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) to glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) in the cytosol; G3P then diffuses into the mitochondria where mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase uses FAD to convert G3P back to DHAP; the electrons on the reduced FADH2 are then available for use in the electron transport chain, and DHAP returns to the cytosol to complete the cycle. 16368075
References
  • MetaCyc:PWY-6118
Ontology
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Phenotype
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