Complex sentence: The above general form, when considering O2 as its oxidant, is the equation for respiration, in this context specifically bacterial respiration though the reactants and products are essentially analogous to the short-hand equations used for multi-cellular respiration.
Split into simpler sentences: The above general form, when considering O2 as the oxidant, is the equation for respiration. In this context specifically, the above equation represents bacterial respiration though the reactants and products are essentially analogous to the short-hand equations used for multi-cellular respiration.