Pentosephosphates

DBCAT002912Pharmacologic class

A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES. A DrugBank category of 2 drugs. 1 of them is approved.

Drugs: 5-O-phosphono-alpha-D-ribofuranosyl diphosphate
Ribose-5-phosphate

What you can answer from here — as of November 01, 2016

2DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

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10Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

Which targets do Pentosephosphates share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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