Question

In pentose phosphate pathway, which of the following process is lacking?

• A. Kreb's cycle
• B. Glycolysis
• C. Oxidative phosphorylation
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

The pentose phosphate pathway also called the hexose monophosphate shunt, is a shunt from glycolysis designed to produce either NADPH or ribose or both. There are two distinct phases in the pathway. The first is the oxidative phase, in which NADPH is generated, and the second is the non-oxidative synthesis of 5-carbon sugars. In the pentose phosphate pathway, glucose 6-phosphate is directly oxidized without entering glycolysis. Even Kreb's cycle and oxidative phosphorylation doesn't happen in pentose phosphate pathway.

So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.