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The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic compounds, any organic compound characterized by one or more planar rings, each of which contains conjugated double bonds and delocalized pi electrons, as carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in many of the chemical changes of compounds that are not necessarily required for growth and maintenance of cells, and are often unique to a taxon. In multicellular organisms secondary metabolism is generally carried out in specific cell types, and may be useful for the organism as a whole. In unicellular organisms, secondary metabolism is often used for the production of antibiotics or for the utilization and acquisition of unusual nutrients. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving compounds derived from amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lignins, a class of polymers formed by the dehydrogenetive radical polymerization of various phenylpropanoid monomers. The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: lignin metabolic process
Acc: GO:0009808
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units.
Synonyms:
  • lignin metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 5 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 55 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0009808 - lignin metabolic process (interactive image map)
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