Which of the statements below about the pentose phosphate pathway is FALSE? The

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Which of the statements below about the pentose phosphate pathway is FALSE? The pentose phosphate pathway

a) oxidizes glucose 6-phosphate to intermediates of the glycolytic pathway

b) generates NADH for reactions requiring reducing equivalents (electrons)

c) generates ribose 5-phosphate for nucleotide synthesis in the process.

d) generates fructose in the reversible nonoxidative portion of the pathway

e) reversibly converts the 5-carbon sugar intermediates of the pathway to intermediates of glycolysis

Explanation / Answer

answer d) generates fructose in the reversible nonoxidative portion of the pathway

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