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Krebs cycle

Krebs cycle

1 5.1
A series of chemical reactions in cells that make energy, carbon dioxide, and water
  • noun
  • /krɛbz ˈsaɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ciclo de Krebs
  • Understanding the Krebs cycle is crucial for students studying cellular respiration and energy production.

So when I tell my patients to increase energy, we find nutrients and help them increase function within the Krebs cycle, the mitochondria.

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Examples

  • The Krebs cycle is essential for converting acetyl compounds into energy within mitochondria.

  • And so if you think back on high school biology, you probably learned about the Krebs cycle that powers cellular mechanisms.

  • So when I tell my patients to increase energy, we find nutrients and help them increase function within the Krebs cycle, the mitochondria.

  • Put differently, can ketones enter the TCA cycle, also known as a Krebs cycle, when glucose is still available to the cell?

  • Students can also investigate whether other components of the Krebs cycle attract sperm and whether pH and temperature are important modifiers of that attraction.

    Academic text (1998)
  • As a result, the Krebs cycle is suppressed, and anaerobic metabolism with lactic acid accumulation occurs.

    Academic text (2017)
  • During the Krebs cycle, the oxidation of nutrients produces carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.

Synonyms

citric acid cycle
vsKrebs cycle
  • Specialized
7.3

A series of chemical reactions in the mitochondria of cells that make energy

is the more common alternate name for the same metabolic process
Krebs citric acid cycle
vsKrebs cycle
  • Specialized
6.9

A series of reactions in the cell's mitochondria that change food molecules into energy

refers to the same pathway but emphasizes energy in high-energy phosphate form
tricarboxylic acid cycle
vsKrebs cycle
  • Specialized
5.2

A series of chemical reactions in cells that make energy from food

is another technical name for the identical series of reactions

Surface Forms

Krebs cycle singular
Krebs cycles plural

Morphology

Krebs + cycle

This is an eponymous technical term named after scientist Hans Krebs; knowing 'Krebs' as a name gives no information about biochemical processes. Although 'cycle' suggests a repeated sequence, that alone does not allow a B1 learner to infer the specific citric-acid series of cellular reactions, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

The noun Krebs cycle is named after the scientist Krebs, who showed that a series of chemical steps in a cell goes round and comes back to the start like a 'cycle'. So, Krebs cycle means the repeating series of reactions inside cells that helps make energy.