In hexose monophosphate shunt the number of $C O_{2}$ molecules evolved is

Same as in glycolysis.

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Less than glycolysis.

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More than glycolysis.

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None of the above.

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The correct option is B More than glycolysis.
Hexose monophosphate shunt is a secondary pathway for the metabolism of glucose in tissues other than skeletal muscles, in which five-carbon sugars are synthesized and NADPH is produced with the loss of $C O_{2}$ in the cytoplasm outside the mitochondria, whereas there is no $C O_{2}$ production in glycolysis.

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