citric acid cycle

American  

noun

Biochemistry.

1. Krebs cycle.

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citric acid cycle British  

noun

1. another name for Krebs cycle

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citric acid cycle Scientific  

1. See Krebs cycle

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Etymology

Origin of citric acid cycle

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

"Acetyl-CoA carboxylase can drive the balance between storing lipids versus breaking down those lipids and feeding them into the citric acid cycle for energy," said Thaxton.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024

GTP, which can be converted to ATP, is produced during which reaction of the citric acid cycle?

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Note that the citric acid cycle produces very little ATP directly and does not directly consume oxygen.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Unlike glycolysis, the citric acid cycle is a closed loop: The last part of the pathway regenerates the compound used in the first step.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Other molecules that would otherwise be used to harvest energy in glycolysis or the citric acid cycle may be removed to form nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids, or other compounds.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013