Question
The pentose phosphate pathway produces ____.
Answer
The pentose phosphate pathway produces NADPH and pentose.
The NADPH is used as a reducing agent in metabolism
The pentoses (5-carbon sugars, i.e. ribose) are used in nucleotide synthesis
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A ____ sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated directly into DNA.
A positive sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated ____ into DNA.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Glycine, GLY, G: Nonpolar Aliphatic.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Alanine, ALA, A: Nonpolar Aliphatic.