KREBS CYCLE


Meaning of KREBS CYCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrebz- ]

noun

Etymology: H. A. Krebs

Date: 1941

: a sequence of reactions in the living organism in which oxidation of acetic acid or acetyl equivalent provides energy for storage in phosphate bonds (as in ATP) — called also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle

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