Aerobic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012848",
  "term": "Aerobic",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Relating to processes or organisms that require the presence of molecular oxygen for their metabolic activities or survival. Aerobic respiration, for example, is a metabolic pathway that uses oxygen as the final electron acceptor to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Many microorganisms and all higher animals are obligate aerobes.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "anaerobic"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2011 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/aerobic/"
}