Krebs cycle

Krebs cycle
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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  • Krebs cycle — 1941, named for Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (1900 1981), German born British biochemist …   Etymology dictionary

  • Krebs cycle — [krebz] n. [after H. A. Krebs (1900 81), Brit biochemist] a cyclic series of biochemical reactions, usually in the mitochondria, that represents the final common pathway in all aerobic organisms for the oxidation of amino acids, fats, and… …   English World dictionary

  • Krebs cycle — Krebs cycle. = tricarboxylic acid cycle (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Krebs cycle — Krebs cycle. См. цикл Кребса. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • Krebs cycle — Krebs′ cy cle n. biochem. the metabolic sequence of enzyme driven reactions by which carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids produce carbon dioxide, water, and ATP • Etymology: 1940–45; after H. A. Krebs …   From formal English to slang

  • Krebs cycle — Biochem. a cycle of enzyme catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed …   Universalium

  • Krebs cycle — 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 • Syn: ↑Krebs citric acid cycle,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Krebs cycle — n. TCA, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle, citric acid cycle, sequence of chemical reactions of utmost significance in all living aerobic organisms that use oxygen as part of cellular respiration (named after the German born English biochemist Hans Adolf… …   English contemporary dictionary

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