Term Name: vanillin metabolic process
Synonyms: vanillic aldehyde metabolic process, vanillic aldehyde metabolism, vanillin metabolism
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0018982]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aldehyde metabolic process benzene-containing compound metabolic process ether metabolic process phenol-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: vanillin biosynthetic process vanillin catabolic process