Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

biotin metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006768
Synonyms
  • biotin metabolism
  • vitamin B7 metabolic process
  • vitamin B7 metabolism
  • vitamin H metabolic process
  • vitamin H metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving biotin, cis-tetrahydro-2-oxothieno(3,4-d)imidazoline-4-valeric acid; the (+) enantiomer is very widely distributed in cells and serves as a carrier in a number of enzymatic beta-carboxylation reactions. 0198506732
References
Ontology
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