Term Information

Accession
GO:0018940
Name
orcinol metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
orcin metabolic process, orcin metabolism, orcinol metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving orcinol (5-methyl-1,3-benzenediol), an aromatic compound derived from the fermentation of lichen, and synthesized, probably as a fungicide, by some higher plants. Source: GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0018940 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of orcinol metabolic process (GO:0018940)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
orcinol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  toluene-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0072490)
orcinol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenol-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0018958)
orcinol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  secondary metabolic process (GO:0019748)
Children of orcinol metabolic process (GO:0018940)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
orcinol catabolic process (GO:0042209) [is_a relation] is_a  orcinol metabolic process
orcinol biosynthetic process (GO:0046197) [is_a relation] is_a  orcinol metabolic process
MetaCyc
P342-PWY
UM-BBD_pathwayID
orc