Under What Conditions Might the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Produce Large

question 24

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions might the pentose phosphate pathway produce large amounts of NADPH without significant net production of ribose 5-phosphate?

• A) synthesis of fatty acids in the liver
• B) when pyruvate is synthesized to generate ATP
• C) when cells are rapidly dividing
• D) A and C
• E) B and C

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