dibenzofuran metabolic process

id: GO:0018893
name: dibenzofuran metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving dibenzofuran, a substance composed of two benzene rings linked by one ether bond and one carbon-carbon bond. Dibenzofuran is a white crystalline solid created from the production of coal tar and used as an insecticide and an intermediate in the production of other chemicals.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0019340dibenzofuran catabolic process

Parent Functions

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GO:0018904organic ether metabolic process
GO:0042537benzene-containing compound metabolic process
GO:0046483heterocycle metabolic process