<prompt> Essential pentosuria is seen in defect of which pathway?HMP shuntUronic acid pathwayTCA cycleGluconeogenesis  <response>: Essential pentosuria is defect in glucuronic acid pathway of glucose. is an inborn error of metabolism. In the pathway, L-xylulose is conveed to D-xylulose by 2 enzymes, xylitol dehydrogenase, and xylulose reductase. of any of these enzymes leads to pentosuriaRef: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 135 