Which molecule controls the rate of the pentose phosphate pathway? glucose ribose 5‑phosphate ADP / ATP NADP + / NADPH NAD + / NADH Which reaction is influenced by the molecule in the first question? Choose the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction. (This is the major controlling step.) a. transketolase b. transaldolase c. phosphopentose epimerase d. glucose 6‑phosphate dehydrogenase e. phosphopentose isomerase f. lactonase