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Definition of Tricarboxylic 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.
Group relationships: Metabolic Process, Metabolism
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Terms within: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Definition of Tricarboxylic acid cycle
1. Noun. (biochemistry) The Krebs cycle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
Literary usage of Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"... Sustained operations TBARS Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances TBD To be
determined TCA tricarboxylic acid cycle ..."
2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The concomitant increase in blood lactate was also in accord with the theory that
there was inhibition of glucose oxidation in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. ..."
3. Rice: Nutrient Disorders & Nutrient Management by Achim Dobermann, Thomas Fairhurst (2000)
"TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle. Mn2+ catalyzes the formation of phosphatidic acid
in phospholipid synthesis for cell membrane construction. ..."
4. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"Clearly, some conserved modules exist such as the ribosome and the tricarboxylic
acid cycle. One method to search for modules involves looking for ..."
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