The '''citric acid cycle''' is an ingenious series of reactions that oxidizes the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to two molecules of CO<sub>2</sub> in a manner that conserves the liberated free energy for utilization in [[ATP]] generation. | The '''citric acid cycle''' is an ingenious series of reactions that oxidizes the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to two molecules of CO<sub>2</sub> in a manner that conserves the liberated free energy for utilization in [[ATP]] generation. |