citric acid cycle

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"Acetyl-CoA carboxylase can drive the balance between storing lipids versus breaking down those lipids and feeding them into the citric acid cycle for energy," said Thaxton.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024

The citric acid cycle is a series of redox and decarboxylation reactions that remove high-energy electrons and carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Fatty acids can feed into the citric acid cycle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Other molecules that would otherwise be used to harvest energy in glycolysis or the citric acid cycle may be removed to form nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids, or other compounds.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The citric acid cycle is a series of chemical reactions that removes high-energy electrons and uses them in the electron transport chain to generate ATP.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013