How to remember the Krebs Cycle

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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/ 

Hope this helps!

Further Reading: https://science.howstuffworks.com/krebs-cycle.htm