nitrile metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0050898

Synonyms

nitrile metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving nitriles, an organic compound containing trivalent nitrogen attached to one carbon atom. The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced by their decomposition; for example, hydrocyanic acid is formic nitrile, and methyl cyanide is acetic nitrile. 18987211

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: organonitrogen compound metabolic process

organonitrogen compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 7-cyano-7-deazaguanine metabolic process acrylonitrile metabolic process benzonitrile metabolic process bromoxynil metabolic process cyanamide metabolic process ... Show All 9 Terms

7-cyano-7-deazaguanine metabolic process acrylonitrile metabolic process benzonitrile metabolic process bromoxynil metabolic process cyanamide metabolic process cyanoamino acid metabolic process cyanogenic glycoside metabolic process nitrile biosynthetic process nitrile catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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