FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

superoxide metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006801 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving superoxide, the superoxide anion O2- (superoxide free radical), or any compound containing this species.

Also Known As

"oxygen free radical metabolic process" ; "oxygen free radical metabolism" ; "superoxide free radical metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
superoxide metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| superoxide metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  metabolic process
   |__reactive oxygen species metabolic process
       |__superoxide metabolic process  12 rec.
           |__regulation of superoxide metabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__regulation of removal of superoxide radicals(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__regulation of superoxide anion generation(+)
           |__removal of superoxide radicals 6 rec.
           |   |__regulation of removal of superoxide radicals(+) 1 rec.
           |__superoxide anion generation 2 rec.
               |__regulation of superoxide anion generation(+)

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Is a	reactive oxygen species metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"oxygen free radical metabolic process" EXACT "oxygen free radical metabolism" EXACT "superoxide free radical metabolic process" EXACT "superoxide free radical metabolism" EXACT "superoxide metabolism" EXACT
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