Match the metabolic function below with the appropriate pathway(s).
A. Glycolysis
B. Pentose phosphate pathway
C. Gluconeogenesis
D. Fatty acid oxidation
E. Glycogen synthesis
F. Amino acid degradation
(a) Provides reducing equivalents for biosynthesis.
(b) Provides glucose during the early phase of a fast, after glycogen stores are depleted.
(c) Provides energy for heart muscle.
(d) Stores metabolic fuel in the liver.
(e) Provides ATP during a rapid burst of skeletal muscle activity.
(f) Generates the nucleotide precursor ribose-5-phosphate.
(g) Provides energy for gluconeogenesis during a fast
(h) Provides energy immediately after a meal