Which metabolic pathway directly produces NADPH for biosynthetic reactions?
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Correct answer: Pentose phosphate pathway
The pentose phosphate pathway generates NADPH, which is essential for reductive biosynthesis. It also produces ribose-5-phosphate for nucleotide synthesis.
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