Which of the following metabolic pathways does not generate ATP ?
High-Yield Explanation
The pentose phosphate pathway is an alternative route for the metabolism of glucose. It does not lead to formation of ATP but has two major functions:
The formation of NADPH for synthesis of fatty acids and steroids , and maintaining reduced glutathione for antioxidant activity, and
The synthesis of ribose for nucleotide and nucleic acid formation.
Harper 30TH EDITION PG- 197