| Definition of 'citric acid cycle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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
|
| Definition of 'citric acid cycle' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
|
1. citric acid cycle
A series of oxidative reactions in the breakdown of acetyl units derived from GLUCOSE; FATTY ACIDS; or AMINO ACIDS by means of tricarboxylic acid intermediates. The end products are CARBON DIOXIDE, water, and energy in the form of phosphate bonds.
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'citric acid cycle' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of citric acid cycle 
