Which Statement Is False About the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which statement is false about the Entner-Doudoroff pathway?

• A)It produces less ATP per glucose molecule than glycolysis.
• B)Organisms that have this pathway use it only under conditions of low glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate isomerase concentrations.
• C)It is useful for bacteria that do not have PFK-1.
• D)The pathway produces pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
• E)It enables some bacteria to survive on gluconate and other organic acids that cannot be metabolized via glycolysis.

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