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Alternate name of Krebs' cycle is

A

TCA cycle

B

citric acid cycle

C

both (a) and (b)

D

none of these

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Krebs' cycle was discovered by Sir Hans krebs in 1937 (Nobel prize in 1953) and thus is named so. Krebs' cycle also called as citric acid cycle or thricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) after the name of first product. Citric acid is a tricarboxylic 6-carbon compound.
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