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respiratory burst

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A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 ]

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respiratory burst

Synonyms
  • metabolic burst
  • oxidative burst
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has obo namespace

biological_process

id

GO:0045730