Term Name: puromycin metabolic process
Synonyms: puromycin metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving puromycin, 3'-deoxy-N,N-dimethyl-3'-(O-methyl-L-tyrosinamido)adenosine, an aminonucleoside antibiotic that is a potent inhibitor of translation; produced by the bacterium Streptomyces alboniger.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043637]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: antibiotic metabolic process purine ribonucleoside metabolic process
has subtype: puromycin biosynthetic process