How to remember the Krebs Cycle
keywords: Biochemistry, mnemonics, Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle, medical student, tricarboxylic acid cycle, TCA cycle
Ah, biochemistry, so many pathways and so many enzymes it's hard to remember everything. Thankfully there is a mnemonic for everything.
Just Imagine a hooker getting pulled over by a cop, this brave lass dares to ask the officer if she can keep the cycle going (Krebs Cycle) and says to him: "Can I Keep Selling Sex For Money Officer?", of course, he says no but that's not important because we have out mnemonic.
Can - Citrate
I - Isocitrate
Keep - Ketoglutarate (alpha-ketoglutarate)
Selling - Succinyl CoA
Sex - Succinate
For - Fumarate
Money - Malate
Officer - Oxaloacetate
Image from: https://byjus.com/neet/krebs-cycle/
Further Reading: https://science.howstuffworks.com/krebs-cycle.htm