Krebs cycle is also known as citric acid cycle. - Vidyadip

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Krebs cycle is also known as citric acid cycle.

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Sir Hans Kreb proposed this cycle and hence it is called Krebs cycle.
These are series of cyclic chain reactions which begins with acetyl-coenzyme-A molecules which act with molecules of oxaloacetic acid.
The reactions are catalysed with the help of specific enzymes.
The first molecule formed in this reaction is called citric acid. Therefore, Krebs cycle is also called citric acid cycle.

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