FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term biotin metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006768 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving biotin, cis-tetrahydro-2-oxothieno(3,4-d)imidazoline-4-valeric acid; the (+) enantiomer is very widely distributed in cells and serves as a carrier in a number of enzymatic beta-carboxylation reactions.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "biotin metabolism" ; "vitamin B7 metabolic process" ; "vitamin B7 metabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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metabolic process
 |__sulfur compound metabolic process______
 |__amide metabolic process________________|
carboxylic acid metabolic process          |
 |__monocarboxylic acid metabolic process__|
                                           biotin metabolic process
                                            |__biotin biosynthetic process
                                            |__biotin catabolic process
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Is a sulfur compound metabolic process
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
amide metabolic process
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  • "biotin metabolism" EXACT
    "vitamin B7 metabolic process" EXACT
    "vitamin B7 metabolism" EXACT
    "vitamin H metabolic process" EXACT
    "vitamin H metabolism" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-196780 "Biotin transport and metabolism"
Wikipedia:Biotin