FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

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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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  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.
           |   |__regulation of hydrogen peroxide biosynthetic process(+)
           |__hydrogen peroxide catabolic process 10 rec.
           |   |__ascorbate glutathione cycle
           |   |__regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process(+)
           |__regulation of hydrogen peroxide metabolic process 1 rec.
               |__negative regulation of hydrogen peroxide metabolic process(+)
               |__regulation of hydrogen peroxide biosynthetic process(+)
               |__regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process(+)

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Is a	reactive oxygen species metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"H2O2 metabolic process" EXACT "hydrogen peroxide metabolism" EXACT
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