homocysteine metabolic process

id: GO:0050667
name: homocysteine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving homocysteine, the amino acid alpha-amino-gamma-mercaptobutanoic acid. Homocysteine is an important intermediate in the metabolic reactions of its S-methyl derivative, methionine.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0019346transsulfuration
GO:0043418homocysteine catabolic process
GO:0071268homocysteine biosynthetic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0000096sulfur amino acid metabolic process