CITRIC ACID CYCLE
\sˈɪtɹɪk ˈasɪd sˈa͡ɪkə͡l], \sˈɪtɹɪk ˈasɪd sˈaɪkəl], \s_ˈɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d s_ˈaɪ_k_əl]\
Definitions of CITRIC ACID CYCLE
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in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).