Bacteria Synthesize Ribose for Nucleotides Using Which Pathway

Question

Bacteria synthesize ribose for nucleotides using which pathway?
A) Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas
B) Entner-Doudoroff
C) pentose phosphate shunt
D) tricarboxylic acid cycle
E) electron transport system

Accepted Answer

The pentose phosphate shunt, also known as the phosphogluconate pathway or hexose monophosphate shunt, is responsible for the biosynthesis of pentoses, including ribose, needed for nucleotide synthesis. The Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas and Entner-Doudoroff pathways are involved in glucose catabolism, the tricarboxylic acid cycle is involved in the aerobic metabolism of pyruvate, and the electron transport system is involved in oxidative phosphorylation.