Answer to Question #320395 in Biochemistry for Jed

Question

1. Role of ATP in biological oxidation
2. Functions and beta oxidation in the pentose phosphate pathway

Answer 1

1.ATP provides energy within cells for metabolism

2.The pentose phosphate pathway takes

place in the cytosol of the cell, the same location as glycolysis. The two most important products from this process are the ribose-5-phosphate sugar used to make DNA and RNA, and the NADPH molecules which help with building other molecules.