| Term: | female organism antioxidant activity |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | female organism |
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| Definition: | Gonochoristic organism that can produce female gametes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000303] |
| Name: | antioxidant activity |
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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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016209] QuickGO AmiGO |