P:O ratio
a measure of oxidative phosphorylation; the ratio of phosphate radicals esterified (forming adenosine 5′-triphosphate from adenosine 5′-diphosphate) to atoms of oxygen consumed by mitochondria; normally, the ratio is 3 (starting from NADH).Synonym(s): P/O quotient
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