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Definition of Citric acid cycle

1. Noun. 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

1. Noun. (biochemistry) An alternative name for the Krebs cycle. ¹

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Medical Definition of Citric acid cycle

1. The central feaure of oxidative metabolism. Cyclic reactions whereby acetyl CoA is oxidized to carbon dioxide providing reducing equivalents (NADH or FADH2) to power the electron transport chain. Also provides intermediates for biosynthetic processes. (16 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Citric acid cycle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... EC 2.7.1.40 (PK), and a, 1.1.1.27 (LDH); citric acid cycle by L-malate, NAD oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.37 (MDH), and by threo-D8-isocitrate, ..."

2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Inhibition of citric acid cycle enzymes and associated reactions in the ß cells of mice appears to induce features of diabetes (199). ..."

3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"Fumaric acid is a constituent of all plants and is involved in the citric acid cycle. Fumarase carries out the conversion of fumarate to L-malate. ..."

4. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"... has come to be known as the Krebs citric acid cycle.139 Another junior member of the Hofmeister group who made outstanding contributions to the study of ..."

5. Getting Off the Hook: Treatment of Drug Addiction and Social Disorders by Jurriaan Plesman (1986)
"The remaining two thirds of the energy is released in the further breakdown of pyruvate into, first acetyl-Coa, which is then fed into the citric acid cycle ..."

6. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Institute of Medicine (U. S.), Fnb, High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2006)
"... in hundreds of metabolic reactions, including those required for glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, ß-oxidation, amino acid metabolism, glycogenolysis, ..."

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