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Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Definition: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Noun

1. 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.

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Synonym: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Synonym: citric acid cycle (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Specialty definitions using "tricarboxylic acid cycle": Pyruvate Metabolism, Inborn Errors. (references)

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Modern Translation: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Language Translations for "tricarboxylic acid cycle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

トリカルボン酸回路 (TCA, trigger). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

トリカルボンさ"かいろ (TCA). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

icarboxylictray aciday yclecay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bibliography


  

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