Term Name: ether metabolic process
Synonyms: ether metabolism, organic ether metabolic process, organic ether metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving organic ethers, any anhydride of the general formula R1-O-R2, formed between two identical or nonidentical organic hydroxy compounds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0018904]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: small molecule metabolic process
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol metabolic process (+)-pinoresinol metabolic process (-)-microperfuranone metabolic process (-)-pinoresinol metabolic process 1-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)hexan-1-one metabolic process 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid metabolic process 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid metabolic process coniferin metabolic process cordyol C metabolic process curcumin metabolic process dimethyl ether metabolic process diorcinol metabolic process emericellin metabolic process epoxide metabolic process ether biosynthetic process ether catabolic process eugenol metabolic process ferulate metabolic process fonsecin metabolic process gerfelin metabolic process glycerol ether metabolic process methyl tert-butyl ether metabolic process novobiocin metabolic process sinapate metabolic process spheroidene metabolic process vanillin metabolic process verruculogen metabolic process violaceol I metabolic process violaceol II metabolic process