Category:GO:0016209 ! antioxidant activity

name: antioxidant activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "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." [ISBN:0198506732]
subset: goslim_pir
subset: gosubset_prok
is_a: GO:0003674 ! molecular_function

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 7 child terms, out of 7 total.

• [  ] GO:0004362 ! glutathione-disulfide reductase activity
• [+] GO:0004601 ! peroxidase activity (18)
• [  ] GO:0004784 ! superoxide dismutase activity
• [  ] GO:0004791 ! thioredoxin-disulfide reductase activity
• [  ] GO:0032542 ! sulfiredoxin activity
• [  ] GO:0045174 ! glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate) activity
• [  ] GO:0050605 ! superoxide reductase activity

Pages in category "GO:0016209 ! antioxidant activity"

The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total.