Term Name: penicillin metabolic process
Synonyms: penicillin metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system. Penicillins are produced naturally during the growth of various microfungi of the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042316]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process monocarboxylic acid metabolic process secondary metabolic process sulfur compound metabolic process
has subtype: benzylpenicillin metabolic process penicillin biosynthetic process penicillin catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of penicillin metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of penicillin metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of penicillin metabolic process