Question

Why Krebs cycle called the citric acid cycle?​

Answer 1

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The name citric acid cycle is derived from the first product generated by the sequence of conversions, i.e., citric acid. ... Citric acid is a so-called tricarboxylic acid, containing three carboxyl groups (COOH). Hence the Krebs cycle is sometimes referred to as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle

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