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Krebs, Hans Adolf

Krebs, Hans Adolf

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Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981), an English biochemist who received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded jointly to him and to F. A. Lipmann, for their description of the cycle of chemical reactions that proved to be the major source of energy in living organisms. The citric acid cycle, or the Krebs cycle, is a series of chemical reactions of central importance in all living cells that utilize oxygen as part of cellular respiration. The breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide and water is a complex set of chemical interconversions called carbohydrate catabolism; the Krebs cycle is the second of three major stages in the process, occurring between glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation.

Further Reading
Hans Krebs - Biography (Nobel Foundation)

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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Krebs, Hans Adolf". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 8, 2006; Last revised Date September 8, 2006; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Krebs,_Hans_Adolf>

The Author

Cutler J. Cleveland Cutler J. Cleveland  is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth.  He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)

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