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Term Information

Accession
GO:0019497
Name
hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
hexachlorocyclohexane metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexachlorocyclohexane, a cyclohexane derivative with 6 chlorine atoms attached to the hexane ring. Hexachlorocyclohexane consists of a mixture of 8 different isomers and was used a commercial insecticide. It is persistent in the environment, causing serious soil pollution. Source: UM-BBD_pathwayID:ghch, UM-BBD_pathwayID:hch
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0019497 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process (GO:0019497)
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hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  chlorinated hydrocarbon metabolic process (GO:0042196)
Children of hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process (GO:0019497)
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gamma-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process (GO:0018919) [is_a relation] is_a  hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process (GO:0018877) [is_a relation] is_a  hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
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