Assertion: citric acid | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: through a cycle
type: TEMPORAL
value: for the citric acid cycle
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Citric acid is essential for the citric acid cycle, which is one of the important pathways in a series of reactions in which sugar is oxidised into carbon dioxide and water with the release of energy.
text: Citric acid is also an essential ingredient in the salt-free water softeners that helps protect pipes and other surfaces without introducing a large quantity of salt into the water which comes with other big drawbacks to people’s health.
text: Moreover, citric acid is essential in some metabolic pathways of plants and bacterial, through a cycle known as citric acid cycle or Krebs cycle.