Term Name: primary alcohol metabolic process
Synonyms: monohydric alcohol metabolic process, primary alcohol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034308]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: alcohol metabolic process
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol metabolic process 1-butanol metabolic process 6-sulfoquinovose(1-) catabolic process to glycerone phosphate and 3-sulfolactaldehyde aldosterone metabolic process aromatic primary alcohol metabolic process chanoclavine-I metabolic process chrysobactin metabolic process cortisol metabolic process doxorubicin metabolic process ethanol metabolic process ethanolamine metabolic process farnesol metabolic process geraniol metabolic process glycerol to glycerone phosphate metabolic process glycolate metabolic process isobutanol metabolic process kojic acid metabolic process methanol metabolic process N-acylethanolamine metabolic process octanol metabolic process phytol metabolic process primary alcohol biosynthetic process primary alcohol catabolic process retinol metabolic process thiamine metabolic process