KROK 1 2023 – Question 26 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
In adipocytes of adipose tissue, the pentose-phosphate pathway has the nature of a cycle. What is the main function of this cycle in adipose tissue?
- A. Neutralization of xenobiotics
- B. Energy generation
- C. Oxidation of glucose to end products
- D. Generation of NADPH2
- E. Production of ribose phosphates
Hint
Think about what fat cells need in large amounts as a reducing agent when they build fatty acids from glucose, rather than what they need for energy or nucleotides.
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