Term Name: toxin metabolic process
Synonyms: toxin metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a toxin, a poisonous compound (typically a protein) that is produced by cells or organisms and that can cause disease when introduced into the body or tissues of an organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009404]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: secondary metabolic process
has subtype: bacteriocin immunity bacteriocin metabolic process insecticide metabolic process mycotoxin metabolic process phytoalexin metabolic process sterigmatocystin metabolic process toxin biosynthetic process toxin catabolic process