respiratory burst

Term ID

GO:0045730

Synonyms

metabolic burst
oxidative burst

Definition

A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals. 0198506732

References

Wikipedia:Respiratory_burst

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: metabolic process

metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: respiratory burst at fertilization respiratory burst involved in defense response respiratory burst involved in inflammatory response

respiratory burst at fertilization respiratory burst involved in defense response respiratory burst involved in inflammatory response Show first 5 Terms
inverse capable_of: mature eosinophil

mature eosinophil Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of respiratory burst

negative regulation of respiratory burst Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of respiratory burst

positive regulation of respiratory burst Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of respiratory burst

regulation of respiratory burst Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes