<prompt> Which metabolite is involved in glycolysis, HMP shunt pathway as well as gluconeogenesis?Glucose-1-phosphateGlucose-6-phosphateFructose-6-phosphatePyruvate  <response>: Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate is a method by which glucose is trapped inside the cell. Later it is diverted to many different pathways depending upon energy state of the cell. 