Question

Pentose phosphate pathway is a mode of

• A. Amphibolic pathway
• B. Anabolic pathway
• C. Aerobic respiration
• D. Anaerobic respiration

Answer 1

The correct option is C Aerobic respiration

Pentose phosphate pathway is an alternative pathway to glycolysis which involves the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconic acid which in turn gets converted into pentose phosphates. This pathway involve the direct oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate without entering glycolysis and hence is termed as direct oxidation.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.