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Oxidative phosphorylation
Oxidative phosphorylation is the production of ATP from ADP and phosphate coupled to the electron transport chain.
Definitions in the literature
- production of ATP using the energy of electrons harvested during biological oxidation-reduction reactions [1].
- A reaction occurring during the final stages of aerobic respiration, in which ATP is formed from ADP and phosphate coupled to electron transport in the electron transport chain [2].
