The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) of most organisms take place in
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Chloroplast, peroxisome and mitochondrion
Chloroplast, glyoxysome and mitochondrion
Chloroplast, lysosome and mitochondrion
A
Cytoplasm
B
Mitochondria
C
Chloroplast, peroxisome and mitochondrion
D
Chloroplast, lysosome and mitochondrion
E
Chloroplast, glyoxysome and mitochondrion
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Pentose phosphate pathway is also called as phosphogluconate pathway or Hexose Monophosphate Shunt (HMP Shunt). It occurs in most organisms in cytoplasm. It results in generation of NADPH, ribose-5-phosphate (R5P) and erythrose 4-phosphate (E4P). R5P is precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides. E4P is involved in the synthesis of aromatic amino acids.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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