TCA cycle is called the common metabolic pathway because it is the common pathway of complete oxidation of carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty... View Article
TCA cycle takes place in the mitochondrial matrix of eukaryotic cells. In the prokaryotic cells, reactions of the TCA cycle are carried out in... View Article
The primary rate-limiting step of the TCA cycle is the formation of α-ketoglutarate by oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate catalysed by... View Article
It is the final pathway of catabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It is the major source of ATP production in the cell. The TCA cycle... View Article
The primary role of the TCA cycle in the production of ATP is to generate high energy compounds NADH and FADH2, which are utilised in the... View Article
The primary byproducts of the TCA cycle are reduced NADH and FADH2, which facilitate the formation of a large number of ATP molecules through the... View Article
The TCA cycle is the series of enzyme catalysed reactions leading to the complete oxidation of acetyl CoA derived from the catabolism of... View Article
Each round of TCA cycle yields 2 molecules of CO2, 1 ATP, 3 molecules of NADH and 1 FADH2. Total two rounds of the TCA cycle are required for... View Article
The three irreversible steps of the TCA cycle are Formation of citrate by the condensation of oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA. The reaction is... View Article
The three regulatory enzymes of the TCA cycle are citrate synthase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase. These enzymes are... View Article
The two coenzymes involved in the TCA cycle (Tricarboxylic acid cycle) are NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and FAD (Flavin adenine... View Article
Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose, each with 6 carbon. One glucose molecule breaks down to 2 pyruvic acid (3 carbon) in... View Article
Glycolysis and the TCA cycle are parts of the cellular respiration process. Cellular respiration occurs in living organisms, wherein food... View Article
There are more than millions of bacteria residing on our body. These include both harmful and beneficial microbes. Explore more: Microbes... View Article
There are both beneficial and harmful microbes. The beneficial microbes are involved in different applications. In animals, these microbes play a... View Article
Microbes are minute, unicellular organisms, which are present everywhere around us. They are also found both in and on our body, in the food we... View Article
Microbes are small minute living organisms, which vary in their shape, size and features. These organisms cannot be seen through the naked eye... View Article
Bloodborne pathogens mainly refers to infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause severe infectious disease in humans. There are four... View Article
Skin acts as a barrier between outside and inside the environment. By this way it protects the body from pathogens. Skin is called the largest... View Article
