Term Name: lignan metabolic process
Synonyms: lignan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignans, any member of a class of plant metabolites related to lignins. Lignans are usually found as phenylpropanoid dimers in which the phenylpropanoid units are linked tail to tail and thus having a 2,3 dibenzylbutane skeleton, but higher oligomers can also exist.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009806]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: phenylpropanoid metabolic process
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol metabolic process (+)-larreatricin metabolic process (+)-pinoresinol metabolic process (+)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process (-)-lariciresinol metabolic process (-)-pinoresinol metabolic process (-)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process lignan biosynthetic process lignan catabolic process