Term Name: primary alcohol metabolic process
Synonyms: monohydric alcohol metabolic process, primary alcohol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034308]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: alcohol metabolic process
has subtype: aldosterone metabolic process aromatic primary alcohol metabolic process cortisol metabolic process doxorubicin metabolic process ethanol metabolic process ethanolamine metabolic process farnesol metabolic process glycolate metabolic process methanol metabolic process N-acylethanolamine metabolic process octanol metabolic process phytol metabolic process primary alcohol biosynthetic process primary alcohol catabolic process retinol metabolic process thiamine metabolic process