Krebs cycle

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A series of enzymatic reactions in aerobic organisms involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl units and producing high-energy phosphate compounds such as ATP, which serve as the main source of cellular energy. Also called citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle.

[After Sir Hans Adolf Krebs.]

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Krebs cycle

(Biochemistry) a stage of tissue respiration: a series of biochemical reactions occurring in mitochondria in the presence of oxygen by which acetate, derived from the breakdown of foodstuffs, is converted to carbon dioxide and water, with the release of energy. Also called: citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle

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Krebs′ cy`cle

the metabolic sequence of enzyme-driven reactions by which carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids produce carbon dioxide, water, and ATP.

[1940–45; after H. A. Krebs]

Krebs cycle

A series of chemical reactions in most aerobic organisms in which cells break down glucose and other molecules in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and energy in the form of ATP. The Krebs cycle occurs in the mitochondria of all organisms except bacteria. Also called citric acid cycle.

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Krebs cycle

(or citric acid cycle) A series of biochemical reactions in living cells that break down carbohydrates, releasing energy. See catabolism, metabolism.

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Krebs 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

citric acid cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle

metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

oxidative phosphorylation - an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP

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In mitochondria, in the process of [beta]-oxidation, acyl-CoA is oxidized into several molecules of acetyl-CoA that may be used in the Krebs cycle. In order to access the Krebs cycle, the acetyl-CoA needs the presence of oxaloacetate, whose concentration decreases when carbohydrates are not available.

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First introduced in the 1950s because it was thought that psoriasis was caused by a biochemical defect of the citric acid (Krebs) cycle, evidence suggests that it has nothing to do with the Krebs cycle, and the major active compound appears to be dimethyl fumarate.

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Pyruvate can enter 3 alternative metabolic pathways: 1) the mitochondrial Krebs cycle, 2) conversion to lactate in the cell cytosol, or 3) conversion back to glucose in the process of gluconeogenesis.

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I tell them not to worry about learning the Krebs cycle (whatever that is), but instead to look at old exam questions that might be reused by a tester too burnt out or demented to write new ones.

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The intermediate is oxidized in Krebs cycle, and for every two carbons that enter as acetyl-CoA, two carbons are lost as C[O.sub.2] (Eastmond & Graham, 2001; Nelson & Cox, 2009).

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Unlike a medical student, you are not expected to know the Krebs cycle. Unlike the upper year, you do not have to know how to handle a hypertensive emergency.

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