Which Step of the Krebs Cycle Are You?

Which Step of the Krebs Cycle are You?

Ever daydream in AP Bio while trying to understand how cellular respiration works and just think to yourself, “Gosh, if I were one of the steps of the 8 step Krebs cycle, which one would I be?” Well who hasn’t? Each step just is so distinct and has their own personality, it doesn’t make any sense it isn’t used as a personality classifier! The Krebs cycle, also called the Citric acid cycle, is the process of releasing energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Somehow each step of micro processing those carbohydrates with water, GDP, NADH, and acetyl-CoA is not only the backbone of how cells do work, it says a lot about the human condition! So here we go!

1 / 8

What’s your favorite part of a workout?

Yelling inspirational quotes at people struggling at the squat rack until they finally GET THAT WEIGHT UP, you’re kind of the motivator of your friend group

You love getting on one of those cardio machines and working up a good sweat slimming up and posting on Insta!

The cool down: you’re all about stretching everything out and taking your post workout.

Building a good base at that squat rack, all about bulking. I’ll get sweaty, but just drink that water right back.

Keeping hydrated!

Taking a deep breath out in a Yoga pose, exhale that CO2

2 / 8

What’s your guilty pleasure snack?

Guanosine Diphosphate Parmesan over Spaghetti

Just a simple bowl of NAD+ maybe topped with some raisins

A nice juicy Acetyl-CoA, straight of the grill, medium rare

Something rich in Vitamin B like a Flintstones chewable

Anything with some free hydrogens

A nice crisp glass of water

3 / 8

How would your friends describe you?

Oxaloacetate or some nonsense. You didn’t know what they meant and it sounded like a slur so you beat them up with some high energy electron fueled carnage. Shows them…

Always a refreshing break in the friend group. You’re always on the spot with those dumb cans of water liquid death.

Like a Buddhist monk, you are always just sitting around doing deep breathing exercises and letting go of your existence.

Life of the party, it could be a boring get together and when you show up, everyone’s bouncing off the walls with energy. Just when things die down, you’re like “Hey who wants to do Tequila shots” even if you have to do it every ten minutes.

Usually like 6 carbons, you just seem like a 6-carbon guy or girl or whatever a 6 carbon person is.

An industrious content creator. You love following FADs, and creating FADs.

4 / 8

What is your Instagram bio closest to?

🍳 | Culinary artist creating flavors that excite the senses 🍽️ | Celebrating the magic of post-workout nourishment 🥗 | Embracing the final touch that completes the cycle 🌟 | Join me for culinary delights and fitness fusion! 🍲 #CulinaryArtist #PostWorkoutFuel #FoodieLife #FitnessAndFlavor

🔥 | Motivational coach inspiring greatness in others 🌟 | Thriving on the challenge of strength training 💪 | Fueled by the power of high-intensity intervals ⚡ | Join my fitness journey and unleash your potential! 🏋️‍♀️ #MotivationMonday #StrengthTraining #HIITWorkouts #FitnessInspiration

🌸 | Wellness guru promoting inner peace and balance 🧘‍♀️ | Relishing the tranquility of post-workout stretching 🙏 | Embracing rejuvenation and self-care 💆‍♀️ | Stayin hydrated always 💦 | Join me on this journey of holistic wellness! 🌿 #WellnessJourney #PostWorkoutStretching #SelfCareMatters #BalanceAndHarmony

🚀 | Trailblazer on a mission to explore new horizons 🌌 | Embracing creativity to transform ideas into art 🎨 | Lover of warm-up jogs and group exercise classes 🏃‍♀️ I used to be a four-carbon compound like you until I started taking Acetyl-CoA now I’m bulkin up 💪! Join me in this fitness adventure! 💪

🌈 | Embracing every trendy wave that comes my way 🌊 | Riding the currents of fads and fashion 🕺 | Living life in the latest and greatest trends 📸 | Catch me if you can! 😎 #TrendSetter #FadFollower #LivingTheTrendyLife #FashionForward

🌿 | Embracing Balance & Wellness 🧘‍♀️ | Lover of Meditation & Yoga 🧘‍♂️ | Simplifying Life, One Breath at a Time 🌱 | get rid of what you hold on to and give back NADH+ to the world | Join me on the journey to inner harmony! 🌟 #BalanceAndWellness #MeditationLover #YogaEnthusiast #SimplifyLife

5 / 8

What’s the last trendy DIY project you’ve completed?

You took some old decrepit Malate and oxidized it to an exciting glowing oxaloacetate. It really brings the room together.

Started with a cumbersome six carbon Isocitrate, oxidized it a couple of times to produce a beautiful α-ketoglutarate by getting rid of some pesky CO2’s

Ya took a boring ole Oxaloacetate, took an unused Acetyl-CoA, spruced it up, dehydrated it, hydrated it again and ended with a beautiful isocitrate.

Took some run down Succinate and oxidized it to make some craft Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide like a home repair expert

You took some Fumarate just taking up space in the closet and hydrated it to form malate, with the enzyme fumarase catalyzing this reaction like some crafting genius

Made some extremely high energy Guanosine triphosphate by reducing some old Succinyl-CoA lying around.

6 / 8

What do you typically bring to a project at work?

You like to put those finishing touches and close out with some meeting notes to be ready for the next meeting.

You cut out all the filler. You see some excess on your team, and you get rid of it and turn it into pure NADH or efficiency or something.

You’re always the guy going to get coffee. When people start getting sleepy you get that caffeine brewin!

You bring all the important resources, whether it be the office supplies, the snacks, or just some Acetyl-CoA at least

You’re the guy that’s always going to the bathroom and missing all the important moments because you’re constantly drinking water.

Every time someone says, ‘Man this project sucks-inate’ you just let some air into the room for everyone to fuminate out all that hate.

7 / 8

What’s your go to drink of choice?

Yerba Mate Tea

Whey Protein Shake

Water, just water

Coffee

LaCroix

A nice scotch to finish the night

8 / 8

What is your dream job?

Clutter Reduction Specialist: you just want to simplify everyone’s lives.

A Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader: Nothing gets you going like energizing a crowd

Water boy for a professional sports team: hydration is all you are about.

Influencer, can’t get enough of them FADs, I follow every single FAD, you love FADs

Probably something involving turning NAD+ into NADH+H+ because that’s all you know how to do

Lego engineer: you just like building things

Your score is

0%

Krebs cycle image credit: Narayanese, WikiUserPedia, YassineMrabet, TotoBaggins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

If you enjoyed this highly researched and intuitive personality quiz please like, share, and subscribe with your email, our twitter handle (@JABDE6), our facebook group here, or the Journal of Immaterial Science Subreddit for weekly content.

If you REEEEALY love the content, for the equivalent price of a Chipotle Burrito, chips and Queso, you could buy our new book Et Al with over 20 hand picked Jabde articles for your reading pleasure, it’s the perfect Christmas/Birthday gift for confusing your unsuspecting family members! Order on amazon here: https://packt.link/at4bw Please rate and review so that you can brag to your friends about having opinions or showcase your excellent taste in reading material!