cyanide metabolic process
id: GO:0019499
name: cyanide metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving cyanide, NC-, the anion of hydrocyanic acid. Cyanide is a potent inhibitor of respiration, reacting with the ferric form of cytochrome aa3 and thus blocking the electron transport chain.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019500 | cyanide catabolic process |
| GO:0046202 | cyanide biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0034641 | cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process |
