alleryWhich scientist is credited with discovering the cyclical reactions of the tricarboxylic acid cycle?
AGustav Embden
BOtto Meyerhof
CSir Hans Krebs
DJacob Parnas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sir Hans Krebs
1. The tricarboxylic acid cycle is named after its discoverer.
2. Sir Hans Krebs discovered it, which is why it is called the Krebs cycle.
3. Embden, Meyerhof and Parnas discovered glycolysis (the EMP pathway), so they are ruled out.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 2 "Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 1", p.24_
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