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Noun: oxidative phosphorylation
  1. An enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP

Type of: biological process, organic process

Part of: citric acid cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle

Encyclopedia: Oxidative phosphorylation