"Krebs cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after German biochemist and physician Hans Adolf Krebs. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|biochemist and physician||||}} biochemist and physician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Hans Adolf Krebs}} Hans Adolf Krebs, {{named-after|en|Hans Adolf Krebs|nationality=German|occupation=biochemist and physician|wplink==}} Named after German biochemist and physician Hans Adolf Krebs Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Krebs cycle (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms; it involves the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serves as the main source of cellular energy. Wikipedia link: Krebs cycle Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Chemical reactions, Organic chemistry Synonyms: citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle, TCA cycle, citrate cycle Translations (series of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle): 克雷伯氏循環 (Chinese Mandarin), 克雷伯氏循环 (Kèléibóshì xúnhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 克雷布斯循環 (Chinese Mandarin), 克雷布斯循环 (Kèléibùsī xúnhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), tsitraaditsükkel (Estonian), sitruunahappokierto (Finnish), Krebsin sykli (Finnish), trikarboksyylihappokierto (Finnish), cycle de Krebs [feminine] (French), ciclo de Krebs (Galician), ciclo do ácido cítrico (Galician), Krebs-Zyklus [masculine] (German), Krebs-ciklus (Hungarian), ciclo di Krebs (Italian), ciclo de Krebs [masculine] (Spanish), chu trình Krebs (Vietnamese)

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