= Oxidative phosphorylation
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<Oxidative phosphorylation> couples respiratory <redox> conversion to <ATP> formation through <chemiosmosis>. <ATP synthase> uses inward <proton> flow to join <ADP> and <inorganic phosphate>.<Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapter 14, Electron-Transport Chains and Their Proton Pumps, Summary: ATP synthase and chemiosmotic coupling]{ref}
The intermediate <electrochemical gradient> explains why <respiratory uncoupling> can preserve <oxygen> consumption while reducing <ATP> formation. An <electron> ledger alone cannot determine the recovery of useful <free energy>.
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