Category:GO:0018958 ! phenol metabolic process

name: phenol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving a phenol, any compound containing one or more hydroxyl groups directly attached to an aromatic carbon ring. The largest single use of phenol is in the production of plastics, but it is also used in the synthesis of caprolactam, a precursor for nylon 6 and other man-made fibers." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
comment: Note that phenol metabolism is not included as a child of 'xenobiotic metabolism' because although it is synthesized industrially, phenol is also found naturally in animal wastes and other organic materials. It is often formed by the activity of microorganisms, which can chemically modify a variety of xenobiotic and naturally occurring phenolic compounds.
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "carbolic acid metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "carbolic acid metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "hydroxybenzene metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "hydroxybenzene metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "phenol metabolism" EXACT []
xref: UM-BBD_pathwayID:phe
is_a: GO:0006725 ! cellular aromatic compound metabolic process
is_a: GO:0044281 ! small molecule metabolic process

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Child Terms

This term has the following 4 child terms, out of 4 total.

• [+] GO:0018959 ! aerobic phenol metabolic process (2)
• [+] GO:0019336 ! phenol catabolic process (2)
• [+] GO:0042215 ! anaerobic phenol metabolic process (2)
• [+] GO:0046189 ! phenol biosynthetic process (2)

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