Terms Related to Tricarboxylic Acids

• Citrate Synthase

  Enzyme that catalyzes the first step of the tricarboxylic acid cycle (CITRIC ACID CYCLE). It catalyzes the reaction of oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA to form ...

• Oxalacetic Acid

  A class of ketodicarboxylic acids derived from oxalic acid. Oxaloacetic acid is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle and is converted to ASPARTIC ACID ...

• Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

  A series of reactions involving oxidation of a two-carbon acetyl unit to carbon dioxide and water with the production of high-energy phosphate bonds by means ...

• Polypeptides

  Any member of a class of compounds of low molecular weight which yield two or more amino acids on hydrolysis. Formed by loss of water ...