The advantage of the pentose phosphate pathway is that it produces all of the following except

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The pentose phosphate pathway primarily generates NADPH and ribose-5-phosphate (a precursor for nucleic acids), and it can also provide erythrose-4-phosphate for amino acid synthesis. However, it does not directly produce ATP; its main function is in biosynthesis and redox regulation, not in generating ATP like glycolysis or the citric acid cycle.

The Advantage of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Is That It