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Accession
GO:0018963
Name
phthalate metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
phthalate metabolism, phthalic acid metabolic process, phthalic acid metabolism
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving phthalate, the anion of phthalic acid. Phthalic acid diesters are used industrially in the production of a variety of household and consumer goods including plastic polymers, lubricating oils, and carriers for perfumes in cosmetics, while phthalic acid itself is used industrially as a plasticizer. Terephthalate is used in the synthesis of polyethylene terephthalate (polyethene terephthlate, abbreviated PET or PETE), a plastic polymer with many commercial uses. Source: UM-BBD_pathwayID:pth
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Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of phthalate metabolic process (GO:0018963)
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phthalate metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  benzene-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042537)
phthalate metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  phthalate (CHEBI:26092)
phthalate metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic acid metabolic process (GO:0019752)
Children of phthalate metabolic process (GO:0018963)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
phthalate catabolic process (GO:0046239) [is_a relation] is_a  phthalate metabolic process
UM-BBD_pathwayID
pth