Category:GO:0046433 ! 2-aminoethylphosphonate metabolic process

name: 2-aminoethylphosphonate metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving 2-aminoethylphosphonate, most abundant and ubiquitous of naturally occurring phosphonates. It is typically found as a conjugate of glycans, lipids, and proteins, which in turn perform essential biochemical functions in specialized lower organisms." [GOC:ai, PMID:12107130]
synonym: "2-aminoethylphosphonate metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "2-phosphonoethylamine metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "2-phosphonoethylamine metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "ciliatine metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "ciliatine metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006793 ! phosphorus metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901160 ! primary amino compound metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0046433</GOterm>
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