vanillin metabolic process
id: GO:0018982
name: vanillin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving vanillin, an aromatic hydrocarbon which occurs naturally in black vanilla bean pods and can be obtained as a by-product of the pulp and paper industry by the oxidative breakdown of lignin.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042189 | vanillin biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042190 | vanillin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006081 | cellular aldehyde metabolic process |
| GO:0006725 | cellular aromatic compound metabolic process |
