Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:26523
Name
reactive oxygen species
Ontology
Synonyms
ROS
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of phagocytes, regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, and the oxidative damage to biopolymers. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of reactive oxygen species (CHEBI:26523)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
reactive oxygen species [is_a relation] is_a  oxygen molecular entity (CHEBI:25806)
Children of reactive oxygen species (CHEBI:26523)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
hydrogen peroxide (CHEBI:16240) [is_a relation] is_a  reactive oxygen species
ozone (CHEBI:25812) [is_a relation] is_a  reactive oxygen species
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