OBO ID: GO:0018879 |
Term Name: | biphenyl metabolic process | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving biphenyl, a toxic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a heat transfer agent, as a fungistat in packaging citrus fruits and in plant disease control. Biphenyl can be chlorinated with 1-10 chlorine molecules to form polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |
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