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Diagram of the eight-step tricarboxylic acid cycle showing the sequence of metabolites from acetyl CoA through citrate, isocitrate, alpha-ketoglutarate, succinyl CoA, succinate, fumarate, malate, and oxaloacetate, with arrows indicating the flow of reactions and production of ATP, NADH, FADH2, and CO2.

Diagram showing common functional groups in monomers-amine, carboxylic acid, alcohol, and isocyanate-at the top, and their resulting polymer linkages-amide, ester, and carbamate (urethane)-at the bottom, with color-coded chemical structures and connecting lines illustrating how monomers combine during polymerization.

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Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot

Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot

French chemist

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Charles Gerhardt

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Michel-Eugène Chevreul, c. 1860

Michel-Eugène Chevreul

French chemist