Difference between revisions of "Citric acid cycle"
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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. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:34, July 29, 2016
The citric acid cycle is an ingenious series of reactions that oxidizes the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to two molecules of CO2 in a manner that conserves the liberated free energy for utilization in ATP generation.