cyanide metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0019499

Synonyms

• cyanide metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving cyanide, NC-, the anion of hydrocyanic acid. Cyanide is a potent inhibitor of respiration, reacting with the ferric form of cytochrome aa3 and thus blocking the electron transport chain. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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