FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term melanin metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006582 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom.
Also Known As "melanin metabolism"
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 |__phenol-containing compound metabolic process__
 |__secondary metabolic process___________________|
 |__pigment metabolic process_____________________|
                                                  melanin metabolic process  63 rec.
                                                   |__melanin biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                                   |   |__1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine 5 rec.
                                                   |   |__regulation of melanin biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                                   |__melanin catabolic process
                                                   |__melanization defense response 58 rec.
                                                       |__melanotic encapsulation of foreign target(+) 32 rec.
                                                       |__regulation of melanization defense response(+) 13 rec.
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Is a phenol-containing compound metabolic process
secondary metabolic process
pigment metabolic process
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