: a sequence of reactions in the living organism in which oxidation of acetic acid or acetyl equivalent provides energy for storage in phosphate bonds (as in ATP)
called also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Sometimes referred to as the citric acid cycle, the Krebs cycle is the process through which the body's cells generate energy.
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Mary Choy, Health, 14 July 2024
Metabolism refers to the sets of chemical reactions — including the Krebs cycle, glycolysis, the urea cycle and many other processes — that are catalyzed by cellular enzymes and that convert one molecule into another in cells.
—Allison Parshall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
Elsewhere, this is how to teach the Krebs cycle!
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2011
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Mary Choy, Health, 14 July 2024
Metabolism refers to the sets of chemical reactions — including the Krebs cycle, glycolysis, the urea cycle and many other processes — that are catalyzed by cellular enzymes and that convert one molecule into another in cells.
—Allison Parshall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
Elsewhere, this is how to teach the Krebs cycle!
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2011
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Krebs cycle
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: a series of chemical reactions in living things in which acetic acid or a related substance is oxidized to produce energy which is stored in ATP
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Krebs cycle
noun
: a sequence of reactions in the living organism in which oxidation of acetic acid or acetyl equivalent provides energy for storage in phosphate bonds (as in ATP)
called also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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