Term Name: lactam metabolic process
Synonyms: cellular lactam metabolic process, cellular lactam metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving lactams, any cyclic amides of amino carboxylic acids, having a 1-azacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072338]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amide metabolic process small molecule metabolic process
has subtype: ansamycin metabolic process beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process caprolactam metabolic process clavulanic acid metabolic process creatinine metabolic process emericellamide metabolic process enniatin metabolic process lactam biosynthetic process lactam catabolic process pseurotin A metabolic process