Term Name: propionate metabolic process
Synonyms: propanoate metabolic process, propanoate metabolism, propionate metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving propionate, the anion derived from propionic (propanoic) acid, a carboxylic acid important in the energy metabolism of ruminants.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019541]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
has subtype: glutamate catabolic process to propionate glycolytic fermentation to propionate L-threonine catabolic process to propionate lactate fermentation to propionate and acetate propionate biosynthetic process propionate catabolic process propionate metabolic process, methylcitrate cycle propionate metabolic process, methylmalonyl pathway