Krebs cycle

Noun

Meaning

in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

citric acid cycle tricarboxylic acid cycle Krebs citric acid cycle TCA cycle citrate cycle

Hypernyms

biological process organic process

Examples

Some genera, such as Acetobacter, can oxidize ethanol to carbon dioxide and water using Krebs cycle enzymes. Source: Internet

This produced citric acid in near quantitative conversion under what appeared to be a reverse non-enzymatic Krebs cycle reaction. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Krebiozen Krebs Krebs citric acid cycle Krebs-Henseleit solution KREC Kreeger