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Hexose monophosphate shunt is also called

  1. EMP-pathway

  2. Enter-Doudoroff pathway

  3. Phosphogluconate pathway

  4. Miller-Urey cycle
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Explanation

The hexose monophosphate shunt (HMP shunt) is alternatively known as the phosphogluconate pathway or pentose phosphate pathway. It's a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis that generates NADPH and pentose sugars.

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