dicarboxylic acid cycle

[ dī′kär-bŏk-sĭl′ĭk ]

n.

The final portion of the Krebs cycle involving the reactions of dicarboxylic acids, specifically succinic, fumaric, malic, and oxaloacetic acid.

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Nearby words

dibutyl phthalate, dic, dicalcium silicate, dicaprio, dicarboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acid cycle, dicast, dicastery, dice, dice are loaded, the, dice cup

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