Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) Intermediates

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Yaad Karne ki List

  1. Citrate
  2. Isocitrate
  3. α-Ketoglutarate
  4. Succinyl-CoA
  5. Succinate
  6. Fumarate
  7. Malate
  8. Oxaloacetate

Mnemonic Tricks

Sentence Trick

Can I Keep Selling Socks For More Or shall I stop?

Kaise Map Hota Hai

Cue Maps To
Can Citrate
I Isocitrate
Keep α-Ketoglutarate
Selling Succinyl-CoA
Socks Succinate
For Fumarate
More Malate
Or Oxaloacetate

Kyun Yaad Rehta Hai

Ek frustrated sock vendor soch raha hai continue kare ya nahi — metabolic pathway mein socks bechne ki absurdity weirdly unforgettable hai.

Aksar Poochhe Jaane Wale Sawaal

Krebs cycle mein kitne steps hain?

Krebs cycle mein 8 major steps/intermediates hain. Har cycle 2 CO₂, 3 NADH, 1 FADH₂, aur 1 GTP produce karta hai.

Krebs cycle kahan hota hai?

Krebs cycle mitochondrial matrix mein hota hai. Acetyl-CoA Oxaloacetate ke saath milke Citrate banata hai.

Krebs cycle ka mnemonic kya hai?

'Can I Keep Selling Socks For More Or shall I stop?' — first letters sabhi 8 intermediates se match karte hain.

Ek cycle se kitna ATP banta hai?

Directly: 1 GTP (= 1 ATP). Indirectly: 3 NADH × 2.5 = 7.5 ATP + 1 FADH₂ × 1.5 = 1.5 ATP. Total ≈ 10 ATP equivalents.