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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].