tricarboxylic acid cycle

Noun

1.

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 Synonyms: citric acid cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle

biological process, citric acid cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process, oxidative phosphorylation

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