What is HMP pathway? Give any two points of its significance

The HMP  is an alternate oxidative pathway for the metabolism of glucose. The significance of the pathway  is that NADPH  is utilized  for the synthesis of fatty acids, cholesterol, steroids  and also in the synthesis of amino acids via glutamate dehydrogenase  outside the mitochondria. Lipogenesis  also  posses  the pentose sugars produced in HMP shunt  are utilized for the synthesis of nucleic acids  and nucleotides, and CO,,  produced  in  this pathway,  is used  for the synthesis of fatty acids and purine bases.