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Krebs cycle
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in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
Related source terms
krebs citric acid cyclecitric acid cycletricarboxylic acid cycle
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