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Category:GO:0072593 ! reactive oxygen species metabolic process
name: reactive oxygen species metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving a reactive oxygen species, any 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." [GOC:mah]
synonym: "reactive oxygen species metabolism" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "ROS metabolic process" EXACT [CHEBI:26523, GOC:mah]
is_a: GO:0008152 ! metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0072593</GOterm>
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