Term Name: acetate metabolic process
Synonyms: acetate metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetate, the anion of acetic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006083]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: acetate biosynthetic process acetate catabolic process acetate fermentation acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from acetate aflatoxin biosynthetic process chitin catabolic process to fructose 6-phosphate via glucosamine glucose fermentation to lactate and acetate L-lysine catabolic process to acetate methanogenesis, from acetate mixed acid fermentation pyruvate biosynthetic process from acetate