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The substrate for pentose phosphate path...

The substrate for pentose phosphate pathway is

A

Glucose–6–phosphate

B

Glucose–1–phosphate

C

Fructose–6–phosphate

D

Fructose–1–phosphate

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A
The pentose phosphate pathway has both an oxidative and non-oxidative arm. The oxidation steps utilizing glucose 6 phosphates as the substrate occur at the beginning of the pathway and are the reactions that generate NADPH .
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