Understanding and Managing Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency ScienceDirect Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase an overview ScienceDirect Topics Pathology of G6PD deficiency Pathology Made Simple Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Knowledge @ AMBOSS Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD) G6PD Deficiency causes Haemolytic Anaemia Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme in the hexose monophosphate shunt that synthesizes NADPH. The NADPH is used to convert oxidized glutathione (GSSG) to reduced glutathione (