Which one of the following statements is correct about the pentose phosphate pathway?
A. It generates 6 moles of CO2 for each mole of glucose consumed
B. It generates 38 mol of ATP per mole of glucose consumed
C. It is a reductive pathway that consumes NADH
D. Present in plants but not in animals
Answer:A
Which one of the following statements is correct about the pentose phosphate pathway?
A. It generates 6 moles of CO2 for each mole of glucose consumed B. It generates 38 mol of ATP per mole of glucose consumed C. It is a reductive pathway that consumes NADH D. Present in plants but not in animals
Explanation: There is the continued production of NADPH and converting glucose 6-phosphate (in six cycles) to CO2.