tricarboxylic acid cycle

Summary

tricarboxylic acid cycle is a biological process^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of biological_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,800 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• tricarboxylic acid cycle's instance of is recorded as biological process^[3].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle is a type of primary metabolic process^[4].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle is part of aerobic dissimilation^[5].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's Commons category is recorded as Citric acid cycle^[6].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises citric acid^[7].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Oxaloacetate + Acetyl CoA + H₂O → Citrate + CoA-SH^[8].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Citrate ⇌ cis-Aconitate + H₂O^[9].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises cis-Aconitate + H₂O ⇌ Isocitrate^[10].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Isocitrate + NAD⁺ ⇌ Oxalosuccinate + NADH + H⁺^[11].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Oxalosuccinate ⇌ α-Ketoglutarate + CO₂^[12].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises α-Ketoglutarate + NAD⁺ + CoA-SH ⇌ Succinyl-CoA + NADH + H⁺ + CO₂^[13].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Succinyl-CoA + GDP + Pᵢ ⇌ Succinate + CoA-SH + GTP^[14].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Succinate + ubiquinone (Q) ⇌ Fumarate + ubiquinol (QH₂)^[15].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises Fumarate + H₂O ⇌ L-Malate^[16].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle comprises L-Malate + NAD⁺ ⇌ Oxaloacetate + NADH + H⁺^[17].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Citric acid cycle^[18].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's described by source is recorded as TCA cycle (aka Krebs or citric acid cycle)^[19].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's described by source is recorded as TCA Cycle^[20].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's described by source is recorded as Citric acid cycle (TCA cycle)^[21].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006099^[22].
• tricarboxylic acid cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

tricarboxylic acid cycle's instance of is recorded as biological process^[3]. It is a type of primary metabolic process^[4].

Use and Application

Components include citric acid^[7], a type of chemical entity^[24]; Oxaloacetate + Acetyl CoA + H₂O → Citrate + CoA-SH^[8]; Citrate ⇌ cis-Aconitate + H₂O^[9]; cis-Aconitate + H₂O ⇌ Isocitrate^[10]; Isocitrate + NAD⁺ ⇌ Oxalosuccinate + NADH + H⁺^[11]; and Oxalosuccinate ⇌ α-Ketoglutarate + CO₂^[12]. tricarboxylic acid cycle is part of aerobic dissimilation^[5].

Why It Matters

tricarboxylic acid cycle ranks in the top 2% of biological_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,800 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 129 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]