The advantage of the pentose phosphate pathway is that it produces all of the following EXCEPT
A)precursors for nucleic acids.
B)precursors for the synthesis of glucose.
C)three ATPs.
D)NADPH.
E)precursors for the synthesis of amino acids.

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The pentose phosphate pathway produces NADPH, which is important for reducing power in biosynthetic reactions, as well as precursors for nucleic acids and amino acids. However, it does not produce glucose or generate ATP directly.

The Advantage of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Is That It