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You have 30 moles of glucose 6-phosphate. How many moles of ribulose 5-phosphate would be produced via the non-oxidative pathway?
"Glucose 6-phosphate has 6 carbons, while ribulose 5-phosphate has 5. To answer this question correctly, we should know that the total number of carbons should be conserved in the non-oxidative pathway. 30 moles of glucose 6-phosphate contains 180 moles (30*6) of carbon. Therefore, the total number of carbon atoms from all of the ribulose 5-phosphate produced should also total 180 moles. Since each mole of ribulose 5-phosphate contains 5 moles of carbon, there should be 180/5 = 36 moles of ribulose 5-phosphate produced."
This answer makes no sense to me.... you need other carbon sources to make any other compound.
"Glucose 6-phosphate has 6 carbons, while ribulose 5-phosphate has 5. To answer this question correctly, we should know that the total number of carbons should be conserved in the non-oxidative pathway. 30 moles of glucose 6-phosphate contains 180 moles (30*6) of carbon. Therefore, the total number of carbon atoms from all of the ribulose 5-phosphate produced should also total 180 moles. Since each mole of ribulose 5-phosphate contains 5 moles of carbon, there should be 180/5 = 36 moles of ribulose 5-phosphate produced."
This answer makes no sense to me.... you need other carbon sources to make any other compound.