Question

Which metabolic pathway has ribulose-5-phosphate as an intermediary? Choose one: A. Tricarboxylic acid cycle B. Glycolysis C. Pentose-phosphate pathway D. Entner-Doudoroff pathway

Answer 1

Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Explanation:

• The Hexose Monophosphate Shunt or the Phosphogluconate pathway  is the term given to Pentose Phosphate Pathway.

• The pentose phosphate pathway occurs in the Cytosol of the cell.

• There are two most important products formed in the pentose phosphate pathway which are as follows:

• First is the Ribose-5-phosphate sugar, which is used to make RNA and DNA.

• The other is the NADPH Molecules which helps in building other molecules.