Term Name: codeine metabolic process
Synonyms: codeine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving codeine, an alkaloid found in the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum var. album. Codeine has analgesic, anti-tussive and anti-diarrhoeal properties.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:2001291]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: isoquinoline alkaloid metabolic process
has subtype: codeine catabolic process