short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
id: GO:0046459
name: short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids with a chain length of less than 8 carbons.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019605 | butyrate metabolic process |
| GO:0019626 | short-chain fatty acid catabolic process |
| GO:0051790 | short-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006631 | fatty acid metabolic process |
