Oxidation in pentose phosphate pathway utilises:: (A) Oxidative phase, (B) Non oxidative phase, (C) Both of the above, (D) None of the above
Answer is A. The enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway act in the sequence of reactions of the pathway may be divided into two phases: an oxidative nonreversible phase and a nonoxidative reversible phase. Ref: Harper 28th edition, Chapter 21.