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Accession
GO:0042212
Name
cresol metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cresol metabolism, hydroxytoluene metabolic process, hydroxytoluene metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving cresol, a mixture of the aromatic alcohol isoforms o-, p-, and m-cresol, which is obtained from coal tar or petroleum. The isomers are used as disinfectants, textile scouring agents, surfactants and as intermediates in the manufacture of salicylaldehyde, coumarin, and herbicides as well as being a major component of creosote. Source: UM-BBD_pathwayID:mcr
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0042212 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of cresol metabolic process (GO:0042212)
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cresol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  toluene-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0072490)
cresol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenol-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0018958)
Children of cresol metabolic process (GO:0042212)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
cresol catabolic process (GO:0046199) [is_a relation] is_a  cresol metabolic process
p-cresol metabolic process (GO:1901784) [is_a relation] is_a  cresol metabolic process
m-cresol metabolic process (GO:0018925) [is_a relation] is_a  cresol metabolic process
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