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Example Question #133 : Macromolecule Structures And Functions
What is the purpose of the pentose phosphate pathway (also known as the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMS)?
Detoxification of hepatic cells
Production of for various anabolic reduction reactions and ribose-5-phosphate for nucleic acid production
Production of pentose phosphate for chemical signaling between cells
Regulation of gluconeogenesis
Production of for various anabolic reduction reactions and ribose-5-phosphate for nucleic acid production
The pentose phosphate pathway (also known as the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMS), mainly serves to produce for anabolic reduction reactions and ribose-5-phosphate for nucleic acid production.
Example Question #154 : Biochemistry
Which of the following is an example of a nucleoside?
Adenine
Adenosine
Guanosine monophosphate
Cytosine
Adenosine
A nucleoside is composed of both a nitrogenous base as well as a sugar. Cytosine and adenine are just nitrogenous bases. Guanosine monophosphate (or GMP) is also composed of a phosphate group, which designates it as a nucleotide. The only nucleoside is adenosine.