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Chapter 5, Problem 17MC
Which of the following statements about the Entner-Doudoroff pathway is false?
- a. It is a series of reactions that synthesizes glucose
- b. Its products are sometimes used to determine the presence of Pseudomonas.
- c. It is a pathway of
chemical reactions that catabolizes glucose - d. It is an alternative pathway to glycolysis.
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