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Krebs cycle

NOUN
series of enzymatic reactions
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One outcome was an increase in metabolites such as mesaconate, which participates in the Krebs cycle, a fundamental energy-producing pathway in cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

The researchers found the neurons had a disrupted Krebs cycle -- the cellular process in mitochondria that produces most of the body's crucial molecular power source, ATP.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

“Asking students questions like, ‘Tell me in three sentences what is the Krebs cycle in chemistry?’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

The glyoxylate cycle bypasses steps in the Krebs cycle where carbon is lost as CO2, so it should conserve carbon that could be used for growth.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 7, 2023

At the beginning of the Krebs cycle, the three-carbon compound known as pyruvic acid created from glycolysis passes through the two membrane walls of the mitochondrion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018