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Fig. 7.2Outline of the Embden–Meyerhof pathway and tricarboxylic acid cycle, which provide the major means of
generating energy from sugars. Also shown (top left) is the pentose phosphate pathway which can provide some energy,
but its major role is for biosynthesis, including synthesis of the 5-carbon sugars of nucleic acids.

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