superoxide-forming enzyme

Preferred Label : superoxide-forming enzyme;

MeSH note : catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to superoxide with NADPH as the electron donor, then undergoes a secondary reaction which leads to the production of hydrogen peroxide, OH and perhaps other reactive oxidants;

MeSH synonym : respiratory burst oxidase; O2- generating oxidase, NADPH-dependent; superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 1.6.99.-;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C022709;

UMLS CUI

C0897757;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- NADPH oxidase complex [GO term]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- NADPH Oxidases [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- superoxide-forming enzyme [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]

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