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Accession
GO:0018894
Name
dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolism, oxanthrene metabolic process, oxanthrene metabolism, phenodioxin metabolic process, phenodioxin metabolism
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving dibenzo-p-dioxin, a substance composed of two benzene rings linked by two ether bonds. Dibenzo-p-dioxins are generated as by-products in the manufacturing of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, paper pulp bleaching, and in incineration, and can accumulate in milk and throughout the food chain, creating significant health concern. Source: UM-BBD_pathwayID:dpd
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Parents of dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process (GO:0018894)
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dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  oxanthrene (CHEBI:28891)
dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  small molecule metabolic process (GO:0044281)
dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound metabolic process (GO:1901360)
Children of dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process (GO:0018894)
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dibenzo-p-dioxin catabolic process (GO:0019341) [is_a relation] is_a  dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process
UM-BBD_pathwayID
dpd