superoxide anion generation
id: GO:0042554
name: superoxide anion generation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Parent Functions
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GO:0006801 | superoxide metabolic process |