The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of D-arabinose to form xylulose 5-phosphate. D-arabinose is converted into D-ribulose, which is phosphorylated to ribulose-5-phosphate, which is isomerized to give D-xylulose-5-phosphate.
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D-arabinose breakdown to xylulose 5-phosphate; D-arabinose degradation to xylulose 5-phosphate