Citric Acid Cycle Flashcards
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What is the citric acid cycle?
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Also called the krebs cycle , tricarboxylic acid cycle
It is the common metabolic pathway for all “fuel” molecules (carbohydrate, fatty acids and amino acids).
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What happens in citric acid cycle?
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It removes electrons and and passes them on to form NADH and FADH2
3
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Why is citric acid cycle so efficient?
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-cyclical nature
-small no. citric acid mols can make loads of NADH and FADH2
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