Question

Which one of the following statements is correct about the pentose phosphate pathway?

(a) It generates 6 moles of CO2 for each mole of glucose consumed

(b) It generates 38 mol of ATP per mole of glucose consumed

(c) It is a reductive pathway that consumes NADH

(d) Present in plants but not in animals

Answer 1

Right option is (a) It generates 6 moles of CO2 for each mole of glucose consumed

The best I can explain: There is the continued production of NADPH and converting glucose 6-phosphate (in six cycles) to CO2.