試題詳解

90. Which of the following statements about pentose phosphate pathway is FALSE?
(A) The major pathway is to produce five-carbon sugars.
(B) The major products are two molecules of NADPH and one molecule of ribulose-5- phosphate.
(C) Oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate to 6-phosphoglucono-δ-lactone is the first reaction.
(D) It provides ribose-5-phosphate for nucleotide biosynthesis.
(E) It occurs exclusively in the mitochondria.