Because it goes around and around as in a unicycle wheel.
Tricarboxylic acid cycle, the citric acid cycle, and the Szent-Györgyi-Krebs cycle
the Krebs cycle, also called the citric acid cycle
Isocitrate, alpha-ketoglutarate, succinate, fumarate, and malate are tricarboxylic acids in the citric acid cycle.
The reactions of the Citric Acid cycle occur in the matrix of the mitochondria. This is where the enzymes responsible for the cycle are located, allowing the series of chemical reactions to take place and ultimately produce ATP, which is the energy currency of the cell.
It is the carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid, called pyruvate (3C), which passes into the mitochondrial matrix; it loses 1 carbon (as CO2) in the link reaction, & the remaining 2C product enters the citric acid cycle for final breakdown of the carbon chain.
Krebs cycle (aka citric acid cycle, aka tricarboxylic acid cycle)
An immediate consequence of a cellular deficiency of oxaloacetate is the slowing of the Citric Acid Cycle. The citric acid cycle is also called the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Citric Acid Cycle TCA Cycle (tricarboxcylic acid cycle).
The conguate base of citric acid - citrate - is an important intermediate in the cycle. This is where the name "Citric Acid Cycle" comes from. It is also known as the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle - as it involves 3 carbon acids, or the Krebs Cycle after Hans Adolf Krebs - who developed the complexities of the cycle.
The kerb cycle is also known as the citric acid cycle or the TCA cycle.
Acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate combine to produce citric acid (or citrate) in the citric acid cycle. This is the first step in the cycle, also known as the condensation step.
The net inputs for citric acid cycle are Acetyl CoA, NADH, and ADP. The Net outputs for the citric acid cycle are ATP, NAD, and carbon dioxide.
The Krebs cycle is also called the citric acid cycle (CAC).
C6 cycle, Citric/Citric Acid cycle
The citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, occurs in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells.
Tricarboxylic acid cycle, the citric acid cycle, and the Szent-Györgyi-Krebs cycle
The Krebs cycle is also known as the citric acid cycle because citric acid is the first compound formed in the cycle. The cycle then proceeds to harvest energy through a series of chemical reactions involving citric acid and other molecules, ultimately producing ATP for cellular energy.