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tricarboxylic acid cycle

American  

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. Krebs cycle.

tricarboxylic acid cycle British  
/ traɪˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk /

noun

  1.  TCA cycle.  biochem another name for Krebs cycle

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Origin of tricarboxylic acid cycle

First recorded in 1940–45

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CoA, coenzyme A; EC, enzyme commission number; TCA, tricarboxylic acid cycle.

From Nature

CoA, coenzyme A; EC, enzyme commission number; TCA, tricarboxylic acid cycle.

From Nature

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