ommochrome metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046152

Synonyms

ommochrome metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ommochromes, any of a large group of natural polycyclic pigments commonly found in the Arthropoda, particularly in the ommatidia of the compound eye. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: eye pigment metabolic process ocellus pigment metabolic process organic cyclic compound metabolic process

eye pigment metabolic process ocellus pigment metabolic process organic cyclic compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: ommochrome biosynthetic process ommochrome catabolic process

ommochrome biosynthetic process ommochrome catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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