pentachlorophenol metabolic process
id: GO:0018961
name: pentachlorophenol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving pentachlorophenol, a chlorinated insecticide and fungicide used primarily to protect timber from fungal rot and wood boring insects. Pentachlorophenol is significantly toxic to mammals, plants, and many microorganisms.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019338 | pentachlorophenol catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0018958 | phenol-containing compound metabolic process |
| GO:0042196 | chlorinated hydrocarbon metabolic process |
