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biology Exam 2 (10%, 100 points) ng Semester 2018 ch 8, 2018 David A. Logan, Ph.

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Question

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Explanation / Answer

Q17) Functional role of Pentose phosphate pathway:-

The Pentose phosphate pathway is the basic component of cellular metabolism:

- The pentose phosphate pathways is important because it mainatins carbon homoeostasis.

- The functional role of the pentose phosphate pathway is to provide precursors( any component participating in chemical reaction) for amino acid biosynthesis and nucleotides.

- The functional role of the pentose phosphate pathway is to maintain redox balance under stress situations, when cells increase or spread rapidly, in ageing etc