{"id":1252,"date":"2025-07-25T20:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:12:53","slug":"tca-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/question-bank\/biochemistry\/tca-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"The tricarboxylic (TCA, citric, Krebb\u2019s) cycle is the \u2018metabolic engine\u2019 in cells. 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It occurs in the mitochondria                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_4113_option_2\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_4113_options\" \n                               value=\"2\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_4113_option_2\">\n                            B. It provides reducing equivalents for dephosphorylation                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_4113_option_3\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_4113_options\" \n                               value=\"3\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_4113_option_3\">\n                            C. 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