Term Information

Accession
GO:0018883
Name
caprolactam metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
caprolactam metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving caprolactam, hexahydro-2h-azepin-2-one, a cyclic amide of caproic acid used in manufacture of synthetic fibers of the polyamide type. It can cause local irritation. Source: GOC:curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0018883 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of caprolactam metabolic process (GO:0018883)
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caprolactam metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  xenobiotic metabolic process (GO:0006805)
caprolactam metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  lactam metabolic process (GO:0072338)
Children of caprolactam metabolic process (GO:0018883)
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caprolactam catabolic process (GO:0019384) [is_a relation] is_a  caprolactam metabolic process
UM-BBD_pathwayID
cap