Krebs / Citric Acid Cycle

8-step animated pathway — NADH, FADH₂, GTP, acetyl-CoA entry

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NADH / turn
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FADH₂ / turn
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GTP / turn
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CO₂ / turn

The Krebs cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) completes aerobic respiration, producing 3 NADH + 1 FADH₂ + 1 GTP + 2 CO₂ per acetyl-CoA turn. NADH and FADH₂ feed electrons to the electron transport chain, ultimately yielding ~10 ATP per turn. Two turns per glucose molecule means ~20 ATP from the cycle alone (plus 32 from ETC).