dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process
id: GO:0018894
name: dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving dibenzo-p-dioxin, a substance composed of two benzene rings linked by two ether bonds. Dibenzo-p-dioxins are generated as by-products in the manufacturing of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, paper pulp bleaching, and in incineration, and can accumulate in milk and throughout the food chain, creating significant health concern.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019341 | dibenzo-p-dioxin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0018904 | organic ether metabolic process |
| GO:0042537 | benzene-containing compound metabolic process |
| GO:0046483 | heterocycle metabolic process |
