Pentose sugars provide more dietary energy than hexose sugars. Indicate whether the statement is ...

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arivle123

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on: Aug 21, 2018

Pentose sugars provide more dietary energy than hexose sugars.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The purpose of the pentose phosphate pathway is to generate ribose, for nucleic acid synthesis, and NAD, for oxidizing power.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

owenfalvey

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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

FALSE

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arivle123

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Reply #2 on: Aug 21, 2018

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

owenfalvey

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Reply #3 on: Aug 21, 2018

Great! Please up vote

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