Definitions for oxidative phosphorylation
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ox′idative phosphoryla′tion(n.)
the aerobic synthesis, coupled to electron transport, of ATP from phosphate and ADP.
Category: Biochemistry
Origin of oxidative phosphorylation:
1950–55
Princeton's WordNet
oxidative phosphorylation(noun)
an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Electron transfer through the cytochrome system liberating free energy which is transformed into high-energy phosphate bonds.
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