Term Name: | response to reactive oxygen species |
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Synonyms: | response to active oxygen species, response to AOS, response to reactive oxidative species, response to reactive oxygen intermediate, response to ROI, response to ROS |
Definition: | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a reactive oxygen species stimulus. Reactive oxygen species include singlet oxygen, superoxide, and oxygen free radicals. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0000302] QuickGO AmiGO |