Least energy producing cycle
Ans. is 'c' i.e.,HMP shunt HMP shunt does not produce energy.HMP shunt is paicularly impoant for two purposes :-Synthesis of ribose for nucleotide and nucleic acid formation.Formation of NADPH which plays impoant role in several other biological processes, e.g. synthesis of fatty acids, cholesterol, steroid hormones and neurotransmitters.
Glycolysis
Kreb's cycle
HMP shunt
Fatty acid oxidation