Question

Pentose phosphate pathway is more active in cells that are dividing than in the cells which are not.

Answer 1

Answer : in humans and mammals, the pentose shunt occurs exclusively in the cytoplasm of cells, and is found to be most active in the liver.

Answer 2

Yes, the Pentose phosphate pathway is more active in cells that are dividing than in the cells that are not dividing.

Explanation:

1. The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a metabolic pathway that branches off from glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) to produce NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate (R5P) and returns carbon to the glycolytic or gluconeogenesis pathway.
2. This pathway takes place in the cytosol of the cell, which is the same location where glycolysis takes place.
3. This pathway is important, specifically in red blood cells.
4. Thus,the Pentose phosphate pathway is more active in cells that are dividing than in the cells that are not dividing.