During the fermentation with pentoses (5-carbon sugar) as substrate

During the fermentation with pentoses (5-carbon sugar) as substrate, additional is needed reactions in order to be able to the substrate level phosphorylations included in the glycolysis used for energy supply. Briefly describe how pentoses can be converted to glycolysis intermediate and name two important enzymes in the reaction pathway.

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