KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 119 · KROK (Dentistry)
It is known that the pentose phosphate pathway occurring in the adipocytes of adipose tissue acts as a cycle. What is the main function of this cycle in the adipose tissue?
- A. Glucose oxidation to end products
- B. Xenobiotic detoxification
- C. NADPH2 generation
- D. Ribose-phosphate production
- E. Energy generation
Hint
Consider which anabolic process dominates in adipocytes and what reducing cofactor it consumes.
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