Cellular Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
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What is a major cellular source of ROS?
Aerobic metabolism in mitochondria
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How are ROS produced during mitochondrial respiration?
By incomplete reduction of oxygen in the electron transport chain
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What is the respiratory burst?
Deliberate production of high levels of ROS by immune cells
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Which enzyme complex produces ROS in the respiratory burst?
The NADPH oxidase complex
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Which cells perform the respiratory burst?
Phagocytes
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What is the function of ROS in the respiratory burst?
Antimicrobial defence to kill microbes
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