A Bacterium Running Low on NADPH Could ________ to Generate

question 35

Multiple Choice

A bacterium running low on NADPH could ________ to generate more of this coenzyme.

• A) degrade an amino acid or nucleic acid
• B) invoke the pentose phosphate pathway
• C) degrade a fatty acid
• D) use a broad specificity phosphatase with inorganic phosphatase and NADH

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