medium-chain fatty acid metabolic process
id: GO:0051791
name: medium-chain fatty acid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving medium-chain fatty acids, aliphatic compounds having a terminal carboxyl group and with a chain length of C8-12.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0051792 | medium-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0051793 | medium-chain fatty acid catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006631 | fatty acid metabolic process |
