propylene metabolic process
id: GO:0018964
name: propylene metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving propylene, an alkene produced by catalytic or thermal cracking of hydrocarbons or as a by-product of petroleum refining. It is used mainly in the preparation of alkylates for gasoline and in the production of polypropylene, acrylonitrile, propylene oxide and a number of other industrial chemicals.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042208 | propylene catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006805 | xenobiotic metabolic process |
| GO:0043449 | cellular alkene metabolic process |
