caprolactam metabolic process
id: GO:0018883
name: caprolactam metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving caprolactam, hexahydro-2h-azepin-2-one, a cyclic amide of caproic acid used in manufacture of synthetic fibers of the polyamide type. It can cause local irritation.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019384 | caprolactam catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006805 | xenobiotic metabolic process |
| GO:0072338 | cellular lactam metabolic process |
