FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term retinal metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042574 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. In the retina, retinal combines with opsins to form visual pigments. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "retinal metabolism" ; "retinaldehyde metabolic process" ; "retinaldehyde metabolism"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       8
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 retinal metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       8
     involved_in | retinal metabolic process       8
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metabolic process
 |__aldehyde metabolic process___________
 |__olefinic compound metabolic process__|
diterpenoid metabolic process            |
 |__retinoid metabolic process___________|
                                         retinal metabolic process  8 rec.
                                          |__retinal isomerization
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Is a retinoid metabolic process
aldehyde metabolic process
olefinic compound metabolic process
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    "retinaldehyde metabolic process" EXACT
    "retinaldehyde metabolism" EXACT
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