<prompt> Ribose phosphate is a product in which of the following pathway:Lactic acid cycleCitric acid cyclePentose phosphate pathwayNone of the above  <response>: The pentose phosphate pathway hexose monophosphate shunt is a more complex pathway than glycolysis. Three molecules of glucose 6-phosphate give rise to three molecules of CO2 and three 5-carbon sugars.. Ref: Harper 28th edition, chapter 21. 