Term Name: tyrosine metabolic process
Synonyms: tyrosine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving tyrosine, an aromatic amino acid, 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006570]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine L-tyrosine catabolic process melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine tyrosine biosynthetic process