FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term hydrogen peroxide metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042743 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a potentially harmful byproduct of aerobic cellular respiration which can cause damage to DNA.[ PubMed:21734470 ]
Also Known As "H2O2 metabolic process" ; "hydrogen peroxide metabolism"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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     involved_in | hydrogen peroxide metabolic process       1
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  metabolic process
   |__reactive oxygen species metabolic process
       |__hydrogen peroxide metabolic process  13 rec.
           |__detoxification of hydrogen peroxide
           |   |__cellular detoxification of hydrogen peroxide
           |__hydrogen peroxide biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |__hydrogen peroxide catabolic process 10 rec.
               |__ascorbate glutathione cycle
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Is a reactive oxygen species metabolic process
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  • "H2O2 metabolic process" EXACT
    "hydrogen peroxide metabolism" EXACT
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