Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 27, Problem 27.31P
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The reason as to why a many-step cyclic process more efficient in utilizing energy from food than a single-step combustion is to be stated.
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Citric acid cycle is also known as the Krebs cycle. It is a series of chemical processes in the aerobic organisms that involve the oxidation of acetyl-CoA obtained as a product from glycolysis. It involves eight steps.
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