Term Name: pigment metabolic process
Synonyms: pigment metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042440]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: anthocyanin-containing compound metabolic process aurone metabolic process flavone metabolic process heme metabolic process melanin metabolic process phlobaphene metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process pigment catabolic process pigment metabolic process involved in developmental pigmentation pigment metabolic process involved in pigment accumulation pigment metabolic process involved in pigmentation