tricarboxylic acid cycle

tricarboxylic acid cycle
    n 1: 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 [syn: {Krebs cycle},
         {Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle},
         {tricarboxylic acid cycle}]