Krebs, Sir Hans Adolph


Krebs,

Sir Hans Adolph, German biochemist in England and Nobel laureate, 1900-1981. Krebs cycle - together with oxidative phosphorylation, the main source of energy in the mammalian body and the end toward which carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism are directed. Synonym(s): tricarboxylic acid cycleKrebs-Henseleit cycle - the sequence of chemical reactions, occurring primarily in the liver, that results in the production of urea. Synonym(s): urea cycleKrebs-Ringer solution - a modification of Ringer solution.