FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term prostaglandin metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006693 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring due to the formation of a bond between two carbons of a fatty acid. They have a wide range of biological activities.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "prostaglandin metabolism"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 prostaglandin metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | prostaglandin metabolic process       1
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icosanoid metabolic process_______________
unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process__|
                                          prostanoid metabolic process
                                           |__prostaglandin metabolic process  3 rec.
                                               |__prostaglandin biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                                   |__cyclooxygenase pathway
                                                   |__regulation of fever generation by prostaglandin biosynthetic process(+)
                                                   |__regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process(+)
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