Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

carotenoid metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0016116
Synonyms
  • carotenoid metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail. 0198547684
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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