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GO:0009806
Name
lignan metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
lignan metabolism
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignans, any member of a class of plant metabolites related to lignins. Lignans are usually found as phenylpropanoid dimers in which the phenylpropanoid units are linked tail to tail and thus having a 2,3 dibenzylbutane skeleton, but higher oligomers can also exist. Source: GOC:jl, PMID:10074466
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Parents of lignan metabolic process (GO:0009806)
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lignan metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenylpropanoid metabolic process (GO:0009698)
lignan metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  lignan (CHEBI:25036)
Children of lignan metabolic process (GO:0009806)
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(+)-larreatricin metabolic process (GO:1901709) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(-)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process (GO:1902136) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(+)-pinoresinol metabolic process (GO:1902124) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(-)-lariciresinol metabolic process (GO:1902127) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(+)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process (GO:1902133) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
lignan biosynthetic process (GO:0009807) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(-)-pinoresinol metabolic process (GO:1901598) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
lignan catabolic process (GO:0046273) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
(+)-lariciresinol metabolic process (GO:1902130) [is_a relation] is_a  lignan metabolic process
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