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

is a type of: tetraterpenoid metabolic process

tetraterpenoid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alpha-zeacarotene metabolic process beta-carotene metabolic process beta-zeacarotene metabolic process carotenoid biosynthetic process carotenoid catabolic process ... Show All 8 Terms

alpha-zeacarotene metabolic process beta-carotene metabolic process beta-zeacarotene metabolic process carotenoid biosynthetic process carotenoid catabolic process delta-carotene metabolic process xanthophyll metabolic process zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes