FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term biphenyl metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0018879 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving biphenyl, a toxic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a heat transfer agent, as a fungistat in packaging citrus fruits and in plant disease control. Biphenyl can be chlorinated with 1-10 chlorine molecules to form polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Also Known As "biphenyl metabolism" ; "xenene metabolic process" ; "xenene metabolism"
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   |__benzene-containing compound metabolic process
       |__biphenyl metabolic process
           |__biphenyl catabolic process
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Is a benzene-containing compound metabolic process
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    "xenene metabolic process" EXACT
    "xenene metabolism" EXACT
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UM-BBD_pathwayID:bph