Term Name: epoxide metabolic process
Synonyms: epoxide metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving epoxides, compounds in which an oxygen atom is directly attached to two adjacent or non-adjacent carbon atoms of a carbon chain or ring system; thus cyclic ethers.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0097176]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ether metabolic process
has subtype: 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose metabolic process 6-hydroxycineole metabolic process all-trans-neoxanthin metabolic process fumagillin metabolic process leukotriene A4 metabolic process pentalenolactone metabolic process scopolamine biosynthetic process tetrahydrofuran catabolic process vomitoxin biosynthetic process