carbazole metabolic process
id: GO:0018884
name: carbazole metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbazole, a heterocyclic aromatic compound containing a dibenzopyrrole system that is produced during coal gasification and is present in cigarette smoke. Coal tar produced at high temperature contains an average of 1.5% carbazole. It is used widely in synthesis of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and plastics and is a suspected carcinogen.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046232 | carbazole catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006807 | nitrogen compound metabolic process |
| GO:0042537 | benzene-containing compound metabolic process |
| GO:0046483 | heterocycle metabolic process |
