Term Name: benzene metabolic process
Synonyms: benzene metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving benzene, C6H6, a volatile, very inflammable liquid, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0018910]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: benzene-containing compound metabolic process hydrocarbon metabolic process
has subtype: benzene biosynthetic process benzene catabolic process