FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term toluene metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0018970 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving toluene, a volatile monoaromatic hydrocarbon found in crude petroleum and petroleum products such as gasoline and commonly used as a paint thinning agent and in other solvent applications.
Also Known As "methylbenzene metabolic process" ; "methylbenzene metabolism" ; "toluene metabolism"
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 |__benzene-containing compound metabolic process__
 |__hydrocarbon metabolic process__________________|
                                                   toluene metabolic process
                                                    |__toluene biosynthetic process
                                                    |   |__anaerobic toluene biosynthetic process
                                                    |__toluene catabolic process
                                                    |   |__anaerobic toluene catabolic process
                                                    |   |__regulation of toluene catabolic process(+)
                                                    |__toluene oxidation
                                                        |__toluene oxidation to catechol
                                                        |__toluene oxidation via 2-hydroxytoluene
                                                        |__toluene oxidation via 3-hydroxytoluene
                                                        |__toluene oxidation via 4-hydroxytoluene
                                                        |__toluene oxidation via toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol
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Is a benzene-containing compound metabolic process
hydrocarbon metabolic process
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  • "methylbenzene metabolic process" EXACT
    "methylbenzene metabolism" EXACT
    "toluene metabolism" EXACT
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