OBO ID: GO:0006582 |
Term Name: | melanin metabolic process | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom. | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |