Category:GO:0018907 ! dimethyl sulfoxide metabolic process

name: dimethyl sulfoxide metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO (C2H6OS), an alkyl sulfoxide that is practically odorless in its purified form. As a highly polar organic liquid, it is a powerful solvent. Its biological activities include the ability to penetrate plant and animal tissues and to preserve living cells during freezing." [GOC:curators]
synonym: "dimethyl sulfoxide metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "dimethyl sulphoxide metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "dimethyl sulphoxide metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "DMSO metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "DMSO metabolism" EXACT []
xref: UM-BBD_pathwayID:sulf
is_a: GO:0006790 ! sulfur compound metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0018907</GOterm>
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