antioxidant activity

id: GO:0016209
name: antioxidant activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Inhibition of the reactions brought about by dioxygen (O2) or peroxides. Usually the antioxidant is effective because it can itself be more easily oxidized than the substance protected. The term is often applied to components that can trap free radicals, thereby breaking the chain reaction that normally leads to extensive biological damage.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0004362glutathione-disulfide reductase activity
GO:0004601peroxidase activity
GO:0004784superoxide dismutase activity
GO:0004791thioredoxin-disulfide reductase activity
GO:0032542sulfiredoxin activity
GO:0045174glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate) activity
GO:0050605superoxide reductase activity

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0003674molecular_function