If you took biochemistry classes, chances are good you remember memorizing the Krebs cycle, a well-known metabolic pathway in which sugars are converted through a series of steps to generate ATP, a ...

With the resurgence of interest in cancer metabolism, researchers are coming to realize that there is more to a cell's biochemistry than once thought. Every year, thousands of biochemistry majors and ...

Researchers have new insights into the citric acid cycle: Certain bacteria can use this central metabolic pathway 'backwards', but to do so they must have very high concentrations of the enzyme ...

The Krebs cycle was with me on the crosstown bus this morning. Sitting in the very back of the bus, in my favorite spot, I have my first cup of coffee of the day, and work through the New York Times ...

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