Term Name: ketone metabolic process
Synonyms: ketone metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms, as carried out by individual cells. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042180]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: (25S)-Delta(7)-dafachronate metabolic process 1-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)hexan-1-one metabolic process acetoin metabolic process aldosterone metabolic process asperthecin metabolic process brexanolone metabolic process cortisol metabolic process daunorubicin metabolic process doxorubicin metabolic process ecdysteroid metabolic process ketone biosynthetic process ketone catabolic process menaquinone metabolic process methylglyoxal metabolic process monodictyphenone metabolic process progesterone metabolic process quinone metabolic process vitamin K metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of ketone metabolic process