Source of ribose is ?: (A) HMP shunt, (B) Glycolytic pathway, (C) Uronic acid pathway, (D) Beta oxidation
Answer is A. 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.