retinal metabolic process
id: GO:0042574
name: retinal metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. In the retina, retinal combines with opsins to form visual pigments. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001523 | retinoid metabolic process |
GO:0006081 | cellular aldehyde metabolic process |
GO:0006776 | vitamin A metabolic process |
GO:0043288 | apocarotenoid metabolic process |