Term Information

Accession
GO:0018974
Name
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolism, TNT metabolic process, TNT metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 1-methyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, a highly explosive pale yellow crystalline solid. It is prepared from toluene treated with concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids and is used in shells, bombs, and blasting explosives. Source: ISBN:0333781767
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0018974 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process (GO:0018974)
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2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  trinitrotoluene metabolic process (GO:0018973)
Children of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process (GO:0018974)
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anaerobic 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process (GO:0018975) [is_a relation] is_a  2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene catabolic process (GO:0046256) [is_a relation] is_a  2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process
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