FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0019497 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexachlorocyclohexane, a cyclohexane derivative with 6 chlorine atoms attached to the hexane ring. Hexachlorocyclohexane consists of a mixture of 8 different isomers and was used a commercial insecticide. It is persistent in the environment, causing serious soil pollution.
Also Known As "hexachlorocyclohexane metabolism"
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xenobiotic metabolic process_____
organohalogen metabolic process__|
                                 halogenated hydrocarbon metabolic process
                                  |__hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
                                      |__beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
                                      |__gamma-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane metabolic process
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Is a halogenated hydrocarbon metabolic process
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