penicillin metabolic process
id: GO:0042316
name: penicillin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system. Penicillins are produced naturally during the growth of various microfungi of the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042317 | penicillin catabolic process |
| GO:0042318 | penicillin biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006790 | sulfur compound metabolic process |
| GO:0019752 | carboxylic acid metabolic process |
| GO:0030653 | beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process |
