Synonyms

tricarboxylic acid cycle

American

noun

Biochemistry.

Krebs cycle.

tricarboxylic acid cycle British

/ traɪˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk /

noun

TCA cycle. biochem another name for Krebs cycle

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Etymology

Origin of tricarboxylic acid cycle

First recorded in 1940–45

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tricarboxylic acid cycle

Under aerobic conditions, pyruvate enters the Krebs cycle, also called the citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle.

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