phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)

phos·pho·glu·co·nate de·hy·dro·gen·ase (de·car·box·y·lat·ing)

(fos'fō-glū'kŏ-nāt dē-hī'drō-jen-ās dē'kar-boks'i-lāt'ing), An enzyme, part of the pentose phosphate shunt, which catalyzes the reaction of 6-phospho-d-gluconate and NADP+ to produce CO2, NADPH, and d-ribulose 5-phosphate.