Term Name: alkene metabolic process
Synonyms: alkene metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving an alkene, any acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbon having one carbon-carbon double bond and the general formula CnH2n, as carried out by individual cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043449]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: olefin metabolic process
has subtype: 1-undecene metabolic process 17-methylnonadec-1-ene metabolic process 18-methylnonadec-1-ene metabolic process alkene biosynthetic process alkene catabolic process ethylene metabolic process heptadec-1-ene metabolic process nonadec-1-ene metabolic process octadecene metabolic process pentadec-1-ene metabolic process propylene metabolic process