Which Enzyme in the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Catalyzes the Following

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway catalyzes the following reaction?

• A) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
• B) transaldolase
• C) 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
• D) ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase

Recognize the role and mechanism of enzymes in biological reactions.

Elucidate enzyme inhibition and regulatory mechanisms within metabolic pathways.

Understand the principles of thermodynamics as they apply to biology, including the laws and their implications for energy transfer and efficiency.

Explain enzyme-substrate interactions and the factors that affect these interactions.

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