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Accession
GO:0016209
Name
antioxidant activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
Inhibition of the reactions brought about by dioxygen (O2) or peroxides. Usually the antioxidant is effective because it can itself be more easily oxidized than the substance protected. The term is often applied to components that can trap free radicals, thereby breaking the chain reaction that normally leads to extensive biological damage. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
See term history for GO:0016209 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
goslim_metagenomics
goslim_generic
goslim_plant_ribbon
goslim_pir
goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon
goslim_prokaryote
goslim_prokaryote_ribbon
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Parents of antioxidant activity (GO:0016209)
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antioxidant activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cellular oxidant detoxification (GO:0098869)
antioxidant activity [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function (GO:0003674)
Children of antioxidant activity (GO:0016209)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate) activity (GO:0045174) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
peroxidase activity (GO:0004601) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
superoxide dismutase activity (GO:0004784) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
thioredoxin-disulfide reductase (NADPH) activity (GO:0004791) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
superoxide reductase activity (GO:0050605) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
sulfiredoxin activity (GO:0032542) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
glutathione-disulfide reductase (NADPH) activity (GO:0004362) [is_a relation] is_a  antioxidant activity
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