noun
an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
• Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process
• Part Holonyms: ↑Krebs cycle, ↑Krebs citric acid cycle, ↑citric acid cycle, ↑tricarboxylic acid cycle
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noun : the synthesis of ATP by phosphorylation of ADP for which energy is obtained by electron transport and which takes place in the mitochondria during aerobic respiration
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Biochem.
the aerobic synthesis, coupled to electron transport, of ATP from phosphate and ADP.
[1950-55]
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oxidative phosphorylation,
the process in cell metabolism by which mitochondria oxidize organic molecules and store the energy by converting adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to adenosine triphosphate (ATP): »
The final stage of the breakdown of carbohydrates and fats…is one which consumes oxygen, and is normally linked intimately with the production of ATP in the process known as oxidative phosphorylation (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.