Q. The reactions of Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP) take place in

A) Mitochondrion
B) Cytoplasm
C) Chloroplast, peroxisome and mitochondrion
D) Chloroplast, glyoxysome and mitochondrion
Explanation

Pentose Phosphate Pathway (or Warburg-Lippman Dickens cycle) is an alternate method of aerobic respiration, which occurs in the cytoplasm of mature cell. This pathway accounts for 60% of total respiration in liver cells. In this, for every six molecules of glucose, one molecule is completely oxidized in C$O_{2}$ and reduced coenzymes, while 5 are regenerated.

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