The Krebs Cycle

Question 1

krebs cycle

Answer 1

a series of biochemical steps that leads to the complete oxidation of glucose, resulting in the production of carbon dioxide, water and relatively large amounts of ATP

Question 2

link reaction

Answer 2

the reaction needed to move the products of glycolysis into the Krebs cycle

Question 3

acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA)

Answer 3

the 2C compound produced in the link reaction which feeds directly into the Krebs cycle, combining with a 4C organic acid to form a 6-carbon compound

Question 4

decarboxylase

Answer 4

enzymes that remove carbon dioxide from a molecule

Question 5

dehydrogenase

Answer 5

enzymes that remove hydrogen from a molecule (during oxidation reactions)