citric acid cycle
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 cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle • Hypernyms: organic process, biological process • Part Holonyms: metabolism, metabolic process • Part Meronyms: oxidative phosphorylation
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