| id | GO:0042554 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | superoxide anion generation |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The enzymatic generation of superoxide, the superoxide anion O2- (superoxide free radical), or any compound containing this species, by a cell in response to environmental stress, thereby mediating the activation of various stress-inducible signaling pathways." [GOC:jl, PMID:12359750] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "superoxide release" EXACT [GOC:hjd, GOC:mah] |
| is_a | GO:0006801 ! superoxide metabolic process |