GO:0002679

respiratory burst involved in defense response

Details: 
A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases made as part of a defense response ; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals. [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149, PMID:12789499]
Evidence Code: 
IMP