Source of ribose is ?
Ans. is 'a' i.e., HMP shunt HMP shunt is paicularly impoant for two purposes :-Synthesis of ribose for nucleotide and nucleic acid formation.Formation ofNADPH which plays impoant role in several other biological processes, e.g. synthesis of fatty acids, cholesterol, steroid hormones and neurotransmitters.
HMP shunt
Glycolytic pathway
Uronic acid pathway
Beta oxidation