Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
respiratory burst involved in defense response
- Term ID
- GO:0002679
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- Definition
- A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases made as part of a defense response ; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals. (2)
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- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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