Term Name: N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine metabolic process
Synonyms: hercynine metabolic process, hercynine metabolism, histidine betaine metabolic process, histidine betaine metabolism, N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine, also known as histidine betaine or hercynine, a trimethylated derivative of histidine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0052708]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino-acid betaine metabolic process L-amino acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine biosynthetic process N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine catabolic process