The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) of most organisms take place in
A
Mitochondria
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B
Cytoplasm
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C
Chloroplast, peroxisome and mitochondrion
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D
Chloroplast, glyoxysome and mitochondrion
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E
Chloroplast, lysosome and mitochondrion
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Solution
The correct option is B Cytoplasm Pentose phosphate pathway is also called as phosphogluconate pathway or Hexose Monophosphate Shunt (HMP Shunt). It occurs in most organisms in cytoplasm. It results in generation of NADPH, ribose-5-phosphate (R5P) and erythrose 4-phosphate (E4P). R5P is precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides. E4P is involved in the synthesis of aromatic amino acids.