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The '''Entner–Doudoroff pathway''' describes an alternate series of reactions, that catabolize glucose to pyruvate using a set of enzymes different from those used in either glycolysis or the pentose phosphate pathway. 

Distinct features of the Entner–Doudoroff pathway are that it: 

*Occurs only in prokaryotes. 
*Uses 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase and 2-keto-3-deoxyphosphogluconate aldolase to create pyruvates from glucose.
*Has a net yield of 1 ATP for every one glucose molecule processed, as well as 1 NADH and 1 NADPH. By comparison, glycolysis has a net yield of 2 ATP and 2 NADH for every one glucose molecule processed.