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Neural-Immune Gene Ontology
| Preferred Name | phenol metabolic process | |
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carbolic acid metabolism hydroxybenzene metabolic process phenol metabolism carbolic acid metabolic process hydroxybenzene metabolism |
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The chemical reactions and pathways involving a phenol, any compound containing one or more hydroxyl groups directly attached to an aromatic carbon ring. The largest single use of phenol is in the production of plastics, but it is also used in the synthesis of caprolactam, a precursor for nylon 6 and other man-made fibers. Note that phenol metabolism is not included as a child of 'xenobiotic metabolism' because although it is synthesized industrially, phenol is also found naturally in animal wastes and other organic materials. It is often formed by the activity of microorganisms, which can chemically modify a variety of xenobiotic and naturally occurring phenolic compounds. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0018958 |
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Note that phenol metabolism is not included as a child of 'xenobiotic metabolism' because although it is synthesized industrially, phenol is also found naturally in animal wastes and other organic materials. It is often formed by the activity of microorganisms, which can chemically modify a variety of xenobiotic and naturally occurring phenolic compounds.
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UM-BBD_pathwayID:phe
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| definition |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving a phenol, any compound containing one or more hydroxyl groups directly attached to an aromatic carbon ring. The largest single use of phenol is in the production of plastics, but it is also used in the synthesis of caprolactam, a precursor for nylon 6 and other man-made fibers.
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carbolic acid metabolism hydroxybenzene metabolic process phenol metabolism carbolic acid metabolic process hydroxybenzene metabolism
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biological_process
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GO:0018958
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phenol metabolic process
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GO:0018958
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phenol metabolic process
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