response to acid chemical

Term ID

GO:0001101

Synonyms

• response to acid
• response to acid anion
• response to oxoanion

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 stimulus by the chemical structure of the anion portion of a dissociated acid (rather than the acid acting as a proton donor). The acid chemical may be in gaseous, liquid or solid form.

References

Ontology

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