| 21-09 | | Title | The citric acid cycle. | | Caption | The citric acid cycle. | | Notes | The net effect of this eight-step cycle of reactions ins the metabolic breakdown of acetyl gropus (from acetyl-SCoA) into two molecules of carbon dioxide and energy carried by reduced coenzymes. Energy-rich reactants or products (ATP, reduced coenzymes) are shown in red and their lower-energy counterparts (ADP, oxidized coenzymes) are shown in blue. | | Keywords | citric acid cycle, citrate cycle, Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle, reduced coenzyme, citrate synthase, aconitase, isocitrate dehydrogenase complex, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, succinyl CoA synthetase, succinate dehydrogenase, fumarase, malate dehydrogenase | |