Are Kreb's cycle and Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle(TCA) same? If not define each. Share with your friends Share 0 Shirisha Saripalli answered this yes they are.tca,kreb's cycle and citric acid are all the same. 4 View Full Answer Nitin Kumar answered this yes they are one and same actually,tricarboxylic acids in krebs cycle are, Citrate,Iso citrate and Oxalo succinate. Cis aconitate is also there but it is unstable 1