antioxidant activity
Term Information
- Accession
- GO:0016209
- Ontology
- molecular function
- Synonyms
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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. [source:
ISBN:0198506732]
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[269974 gene products]
GO:0003674 : molecular_function
[183428 gene products]
