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The pentoses become pyruvate via the pentose phosphate pathway; this also applies to the hexoses and deoxy-hexoses after their glycolysis.
Deleu et al. 2021 EBioMedicine 66: 103293

Pyruvate, the main precursor for SCFAs, is produced through the glycolytic pathway for (deoxy-) hexoses and the pentose phosphate pathway for [pentoses](brain://z-INmX53nkKd21…