Category:GO:0018906 ! methyl tert-butyl ether metabolic process

name: methyl tert-butyl ether metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving methyl tert-butyl ether, 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane. Methyl tert-butyl ether is a synthetic chemical which is mixed with gasoline for use in reformulated gasoline. It was first introduced as an additive for unleaded gasoline in the 1980s. It is also used as a laboratory reagent and a pharmaceutical agent." [UM-BBD_pathwayID:mtb]
synonym: "methyl tert-butyl ether metabolism" EXACT []
xref: UM-BBD_pathwayID:mtb
is_a: GO:0006805 ! xenobiotic metabolic process
is_a: GO:0018904 ! ether metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0018906</GOterm>
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