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Category:GO:0018963 ! phthalate metabolic process
name: phthalate metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving phthalate, the anion of phthalic acid. Phthalic acid diesters are used industrially in the production of a variety of household and consumer goods including plastic polymers, lubricating oils, and carriers for perfumes in cosmetics, while phthalic acid itself is used industrially as a plasticizer. Terephthalate is used in the synthesis of polyethylene terephthalate (polyethene terephthlate, abbreviated PET or PETE), a plastic polymer with many commercial uses." [UM-BBD_pathwayID:pth]
synonym: "phthalate metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "phthalic acid metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "phthalic acid metabolism" EXACT []
xref: UM-BBD_pathwayID:pth
is_a: GO:0019752 ! carboxylic acid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0042537 ! benzene-containing compound metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0018963</GOterm>
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