单词 | Krebs cycle |
释义 | Krebs cycle /krebz sīˈkl/noun(in the mitochondria of cells) the biochemical pathway whereby, in the presence of oxygen, the pyruvic acid formed by glycolysis is broken down to form carbon dioxide and water, with the release of large amounts of energy in the form of ATP (also called citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle) ORIGIN: H Krebs (1900–81), German-born British biochemist |
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